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| Preface |
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| 1 Origin, Production and Utilization of Pseudocereals |
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1.1 Quinoa-Chenopodium quinoa Willd (Amaranthaceae) |
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1.1.3 Botanical Characteristics/Species/Varieties |
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1.1.3.1 Species/ Varieties |
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1.1.3.2 Botanical Description |
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1.1.4.1 Growth and Development |
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1.1.4.2 Climatic Requirements |
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1.1.4.3 Soil and Crop Management |
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1.1.5 World Production of Quinoa |
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1.2 Amaranth-Amaranthus hypochondriacus L., Amaranthus cruentus L., and Amaranthus caudatus L. (Amaranthaceae) |
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1.2.3 Botanical Characteristics/Species/Varieties |
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1.2.4.1 Growth and Development |
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1.2.4.2 Climatic Requirements |
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1.2.4.3 Soil and Crop Management |
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1.2.5 World Production of Amaranth |
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1.3 Buckwheat-Fagopyrum esculentum Moench |
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1.3.3 Botanical Characteristics/Species/Varieties |
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1.3.4 Pseudocereal Culture |
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1.3.4.1 Growth and Development |
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1.3.4.2 Climatic Requirements |
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1.3.4.3 Soil and Crop Management |
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1.3.4.4 Diseases and Pests |
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1.3.5 World Production of Buckwheat |
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| 2 Structure and Composition of Kernels |
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2.2 Gross Structural Features |
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2.5 Chemical Composition of Kernels |
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2.5.6 Bioactive Compounds |
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2.5.7 Antinutritional Factors |
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2.5.7.3 Protease Inhibitors |
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| 3 Carbohydrates of Kernels |
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Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia |
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3.2 Simple Carbohydrates and Oligosaccharides in Quinoa, Kaniwa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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3.3 Complex Carbohydrates/Starch/Nonstarch Polysaccharides |
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| 4 Dietary Fibre and Bioactive Compounds of Kernels |
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Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia |
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4.2.1 Dietary Fibre in Andean Grains |
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4.2.2 Dietary Fibre in Buckwheat |
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4.3.1 Bioactive Compounds in Amaranth |
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4.3.2 Bioactive Compounds in Quinoa and Kaniwa |
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4.3.3 Bioactive Compounds in Buckwheat |
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| 5 Proteins and Amino Acids of Kernels |
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5.2.3 Nutritional Quality |
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5.2.4 Allergy and Coeliac Disease |
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5.2.5 Functional Properties of Proteins |
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5.3.3 Nutritional Quality |
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5.3.4 Allergy and Coeliac Disease |
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5.3.5 Functional Properties of Proteins |
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5.4.2 Amino Acid Composition |
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5.4.3 Protein Composition |
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109 | (1) |
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| 6 Lipids of Kernels |
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Cristina Sotomayor-Grijalva |
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6.2.1 Oil Content of Quinoa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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6.2.3 Factors Influencing Oil Content of Quinoa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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6.3 Fatty Acid Composition |
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6.3.1 Fatty Acid Composition of Quinoa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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6.3.2 Saturated Fatty Acids |
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6.3.3 Unsaturated Fatty Acids |
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6.3.4 Properties of Fatty Acids |
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6.4 Lipid Class Composition |
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6.4.1 Neutral Lipids (Glycerides) in Quinoa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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6.4.2 Polar Lipids (Phospholipids) in Quinoa, Amaranth and Buckwheat |
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6.5 Distribution of Lipids in the Kernels |
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6.5.1 Distribution of Fatty Acids (Bran and Hull, Germ, Endosperm) |
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6.5.2 Distribution of Lipid Class (Bran and Hull, Germ, Endosperm) |
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6.6 Other Relevant Compounds in Pseudocereal Oils |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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| 7 Pseudocereal Dry and Wet Milling: Processes, Products and Applications |
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7.2 Separation of Kernel Components |
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7.2.2.1 General Description of the Industrial Wet Milling Process |
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7.3 Industrial Applications and General Food Uses |
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| 8 Food Uses of Whole Pseudocereals |
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8.2.2 Biscuits, Cookies and Cakes |
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177 | (1) |
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8.3 Snacks and Breakfast Cereals |
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8.5 The Most Popular Traditional Foods |
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| 9 Pseudocereals in Gluten-Free Products |
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9.1.1 Gluten-Related Disorders-Coeliac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity |
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9.2 The Gluten-Free Diet and General Aspects of Gluten-Free Processing |
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9.2.1 Definition of 'Gluten Free' |
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9.2.2 Gluten-Free Processing-General Aspects |
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9.3 Potential of Pseudocereals for Gluten-Free Processing |
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9.4 Gluten-Free Bread Baking with Pseudocereals |
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9.5 Use of Pseudocereals in Pasta |
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9.6.1 Cookies and Biscuits |
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9.6.2 Snack Products-Granolas and Breakfast Cereals |
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| 10 Nutritional and Health Implications of Pseudocereal Intake |
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Juan Antonio Gimenez-Bastida |
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Jose Moises Laparra Llopi |
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10.2 Pseudocereals in Allergy and Coeliac Disease |
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218 | (2) |
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10.3 Prebiotic Effect of Pseudocereals |
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220 | (1) |
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10.4 Potential of Pseudocereals in Type-2 Diabetes: Glycaemic Index (GI) |
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10.5 Micronutrient Availability |
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10.6 Hypocholesterolemic Properties |
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10.7 Antioxidant Activity of Pseudocereals |
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224 | (1) |
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10.8 Potential of Pseudocereals against Cancer |
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