The only treatment available for patients with coeliac disease is a lifelong elimination of food products containing gluten. The gluten-free products currently available in the market are considered of low quality and poor nutritional value. In the present study, the pseudocereals amaranth, quinoa and buckwheat were studied as potential healthy ingredients for improving the nutritional quality ...

Pseudocereals, with their irreplaceable nutritional composition and amounts of bioactive substances a positive effect on human health, are becoming trend in nutrition. In this work, we compared the safety individual types pseudocereals, namely buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum var. Zita), quinoa (Chenopodium Carmen), amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus Pribina), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Ruzrok) terms c...

Nowadays, instead of traditional wheat grains, alternative cereals, also known as pseudocereals, are increasingly coming to the fore. The reason for this is, among other things, that more and people struggle with food allergies intolerances. Gluten-related disease - such gluten sensitivity is a chronic small intestine malabsorption, which triggered by gluten, vegetable protein found in certain ...

Abstract Amaranth, buckwheat, quinoa, and less known, canihua are the most important pseudocereals. Their high nutritional value is well recognized they increasingly used for development of a wide range starch-based foods, which has been fostered by intensified research data performed in recent years. In addition to health driven motivations, also environmental aspects like ongoing climate chan...

Modern consumers exhibit a heightened interest in adopting healthier lifestyles and sound nutritional practices. While plethora of plant species hold potential for human consumption, the prevailing risk health-related concerns has led to decline diversity incorporated diets. Recent studies underscore imperative enhancing quality gluten-free cereal-based products. As global populations increase,...

Beer is one of the most consumed alcoholic beverages worldwide; however, with consumers more aware food's environmental and nutritional benefits, there a demand for sustainable value-added products. Andean pseudocereals (APS) are becoming trend as gluten-free grains excellent nutraceutical value. Cultivated under extreme climate conditions Peruvian Andes, APS seeds an source starch, fiber, prot...

BACKGROUND Many studies have indicated that the incidence of serious diabetic complications may be reduced through strict glycemic control. A low glycemic index diet is one tool to improve insulin resistance and improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIM The objective was to study the effect of pseudocereals-based breakfasts (quinoa and buckwheat) on glucose variations a...