ABSTRACT

The Amaranthus microgreen is an inexpensive and excellent sources of phytonutrients, with good flavor, and texture. Microgreens have short growth cycle and thus, can be grown without soil and without external inputs like fertilizers and pesticides. In the present study, the carbohydrate, protein, ascorbic acid, phenolic, flavonoid and Antioxidant were evaluated and compared in red and green color Amaranthus leafy vegetable. The protein levels were significantly higher in red (0.020±0.0024mg/ml) than green Amaranthus (0.016±0.008mg/ml) p(?0.05). The ascorbic C, flavonoids, phenolics levels and antioxidant in green was statistically higher than red Amaranthus p (?0.05). Keywords: red Amaranthus, green Amaranthus, phenol, flavonoid, antioxidants
Publication date: 01/10/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.10.6500