The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the possibility of substituting Amaranthus pigments for nitrates in the of manufacture pork sausage. Five treatments of pork sausages (5% fat) with two levels of sodium nitrite (0 and 0.015%), or three levels (0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%) of pigments extracted from red Amaranthus were produced. The addition of Amaranthus pigments resulted in the signi...

Seed of Amaranthus alus L. develop an enhanced sensitivity to the farred absorbing form of phytochrome after prolonged imbibition at temperatures >32 degrees C. The enhanced sensitivity developed at 40 degrees C could be reversed by subsequent treatment at 20 degrees C and similarly reestablished by repeating a 40 degrees C treatment. It is concluded that relative sensitivity to the far-red abs...

The vitamin compositions of fresh leaves of Cucurbital moschata and Amaranthus hybridus L. were determined through spectrophotometric and titrimetric methods. The investigation revealed that the fresh leaves of Cucurrbital moshcata contained higher amounts (mg/100g) of ascorbic acid (33.49±1.22), thiamine (17.38±2.06) and riboflavin (3.41±0.18) while Amaranthus hybridus contained higher amount ...

Biscuit and cake were prepared from amaranthus and sorghum fl our at the proportion of 20, 30, 40 and 50% with wheat fl our. Sensory evaluation was carried out and there was no signifi cant difference (p≤0.05) in texture in the different biscuit made from amaranthus fl our. However there was signifi cant difference in color, taste, smell and overall acceptance in amaranthus biscuits. In case of...

I. Plant foods, especially green leafy vegetables, are the cheapest and richest source of calcium in developing countries and are recommended in balanced diets. Hence it was worth while obtaining further information about the availability of Ca from these commonly-consumed green leaves. 2. The green leafy vegetable belonging to Amaranthus spp. was taken as a suitable experimental model because ...

Metal contamination coupled with aridity is a major challenge for remediation of abiotic stressed soils throughout the world. Both biochar and beneficial bacteria showed significant effect in bioremediation; however, their conjugate study needs more exploration. Two rhizobacteria strains Serratia sp. FV34b Pseudomonas ASe42b isolated from multi-metal drought sites multiple plant-growth-promotin...

The rumen ciliate Ophryoscolex caudatus fermented starch with the production of acetic, butyric, and lactic acids plus CO(2) and H(2). Cellulose was not significantly metabolized although pectin was rapidly attacked in the Warburg apparatus. The protein sources, cottonseed, soybean, and linseed oil meals, and the amino acids, dl-alanine, dl-valine, and dl-leucine, were utilized by the protozoan...