Nutritional characterization of grain amaranth grown in Nigeria for food security and healthy living

Abolaji, Grace; Olooto, F.M.; Ogundele, D.T.; Williams, F.E.

doi:10.4314/agrosh.v17i2.1

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“…The mean crude protein content in the present study (3.78-4.68%) was lower than that reported by Abolaji et al (2017) (19.85%) for grain amaranth, but almost comparable with the findings of Nwachukwu et al (2014) (4.81 g/100 g). Muskemelon can be considered a high protein vegetable when compared with Gnetum africanum (1.5 g/100 g) and Pterocarpus (2.0 g/100 g) (Nzikou et al, 2006) and this implies that muskemelon fruits can serve as a good source of protein.…”

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Performance and Quality of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) as Influenced by Crop Spacing and Rates of Swine Manure Application

Falodun

Ogedegbe

2019

Not Sci Biol

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Field and laboratory studies were conducted to determine the effect of plant spacing and rate of swine manure application on the growth, yield, nutrient concentration, uptake and proximate composition of muskmelon (Cucumis melo). The experiments were laid out as a 3×4 factorial fitted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. The treatments consisted of four rates of swine manure (0 t ha-1, 5 t ha-1, 10 t ha-1 and 15 t ha-1) and three crop spacing (50 × 50 cm, 75 × 75 cm, 100 × 100 cm). The results showed that spacing had no significant effect on the number of leaves, leaf area, stem diameter and number of branches, but substantially increased the vine length at 100 × 100 cm. Number of flowers and fruit weight per plant increased with raw spacing, while the number of fruits per plot and fruit yield (t ha-1) increased with a decrease in plant spacing, whereas the narrowest spacing of 50 × 50 cm produced the significantly highest fruit yield (25.47 t ha-1). The concentrations of P, Ca, Mg and Fe (4.28, 6.81, 4.55 and 0.80 mg kg-1) were the highest at 100 × 100 cm spacing compared to other treatments. However, N concentration (1.18) and uptake of N, P, Ca, Mg, Fe and Na was highest at spacing of 75 × 75 cm and at 10 t ha-1 swine manure rate. The effect of spacing on proximate composition of muskmelon did not follow a particular pattern; however, wider spacing of 75 × 75 cm and 100 × 100 cm at 10 t ha-1 favoured most of the proximate composition compared to the narrowest spacing of 50 × 50 cm and other manure rates. Although there was no significant difference in fruit yields of 10 and 15 t ha-1, application of 15 t ha-1, swine manure out-yielded 10 t ha-1, by 8.55%.

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Performance and Quality of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) as Influenced by Crop Spacing and Rates of Swine Manure Application

Falodun

Ogedegbe

2019

Not Sci Biol

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“…Niacin, riboflavin and thiamine are essential micronutrients present in grain amaranth. These micronutrients enhance proper blood circulation, healthy functioning of the nervous system, maintenance of the gastrointestinal tract and proper metabolism of proteins and carbohydrate [62]. Grain amaranth is rich in protein, carbohydrate, fat, ash and energy needed for healthy living.…”

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“…It also contains essential minerals, namely zinc, iron, magnesium and manganese. These minerals stabilise the immune, alleviate anaemic conditions, and enhances the infant's growth [62]. Grain amaranth is popular in gluten-free baking as muffins and puffed granola.…”

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Nutritional Composition of Grain and Seed Proteins

Oso¹,

Ashafa²

2021

Grain and Seed Proteins Functionality

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Grains including wheat, brown rice, millet, oat, and seeds from crops such as pumpkins, almonds, cashew, peas are important staple foods in many parts of the world. Grains and seeds contain proteins and bioactive peptides classified as nutraceuticals. Proteins and peptides are essential components in man’s diet because they provide the raw materials needed for protein biosynthesis and are also a good source of energy. Incorporating grains and seeds into the human diet provide nutritional, functional health benefits, reducing contracting some chronic diseases. They avail the body with a balanced nutrient profile such as carbohydrate, fatty-acid, fibre, B vitamins, minerals and protein. The quest at exploring staples for their functional and health benefits, as well as reducing risks to diseases, has resulted in the investigation of the potentials of grains and seeds, especially the underutilised ones (African yam bean, pigeon pea, Bambara groundnut etc.) for consumption and as an alternative therapy against diseases. This chapter discusses grains and seeds as sources of nutrition protagonist, their nutritive property, health benefits, and the pharmacological properties of bioactive peptides in grains and seeds. However, some under-utilised grain and seed proteins would also be explored for their nutritive potentials.

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“…Flavonols, hydroxycinnamic acids, and benzoic acids were identified in amaranth leaves, flowers, and stalks. These compounds play a role in defending against several diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, cataracts, atherosclerosis, retinopathy, arthritis, emphysema, and neurodegenerative diseases in human beings [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Several studies have been conducted in monogastric animals [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ].…”

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The Probable Use of Genus amaranthus as Feed Material for Monogastric Animals

Manyelo

Sebola

Rensburg

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Animals

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This review presents, discusses, and provides a comprehensive understanding of the potential use of amaranth as feed for monogastric animals. Amaranth is an ancient nutritious crop that has been cultivated for multiple purposes. In America, Asia, and Africa, the leaves of amaranth species are used as vegetables. The change in climatic conditions globally has resulted in shortages of rainfall, unpredictable weather, and lack of inputs such as fertilizer. This has led to scarcity of protein sources in the market and instability in prices which makes it necessary to consider alternative ingredients in poultry, pigs, fish, and rabbits feed formulation. Amaranth is rich in fiber, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phenolic compounds which have some health benefits in animals and can be used to improve productivity. It also contains anti-nutritional factors which can be reduced by several processing methods. Moreover, its use in monogastric nutrition is useful because amaranth has shown to improve monogastric productivity without having any adverse effect on animals’ productivity. Thus, from this review, it can be concluded that amaranth leaves and grains can be used successfully in monogastric animals though different processing methods which might need to be employed in order to reduce anti-nutritional factors before use in animals.

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Nutritional characterization of grain amaranth grown in Nigeria for food security and healthy living

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Performance and Quality of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) as Influenced by Crop Spacing and Rates of Swine Manure Application

Performance and Quality of Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) as Influenced by Crop Spacing and Rates of Swine Manure Application

Nutritional Composition of Grain and Seed Proteins

The Probable Use of Genus amaranthus as Feed Material for Monogastric Animals

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