Table 2.
Bioactive phytochemical compound content and amino acid profile of amaranth grain (Amaranthus hybridus chlorostachys).
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| ß-Sitosterol (mg/kg) | 1197.53 |
| Stigmasterol (mg/kg) | 609.46 |
| Δ-5-Avena sterol (mg/kg) | 253.2 |
| Campesterol (mg/kg) | 808.79 |
| Δ-7-Stigmastanol (mg/kg) | 276.62 |
| Total phytosterols (mg/kg) | 3194.28 |
| α-Tocopherol (ppm) | 18.60 |
| Δ- Tocopherol (ppm) | 219.07 |
| β and γ-Tocopherols (ppm) | 293.18 |
| Total tocopherol (ppm) | 530.85 |
| EE (g/kg) | 52 |
| α-Linoleic acid (C18:2, n-6) (g/kg) | 347.9 |
| Squalene (ppm) | 2161.39 |
| Crude protein (g/kg) | 168 |
| Arginine | 7.1 |
| Histidine | 2.3 |
| Isoleucine | 3.3 |
| Leucine | 6.2 |
| Lysine | 5.4 |
| Methionine | 2.8 |
| Phenylalanine | 4.3 |
| Threonine | 3.8 |
| Tryptophan | 1.5 |
| Valine | 4.2 |
| Alanine | 4.1 |
| Aspartic acid | 10.0 |
| Cysteine | 2.1 |
| Glutamic acid | 16.1 |
| Glycine | 7.2 |
| Proline | 3.6 |
| Tyrosine | 4.0 |
| Serine | 6.1 |
| Non- aa nitrogen | 73.9 |
| Sum of EAA | 40.9 |
| Sum of NEAA | 53.2 |