title: Vitamin C in leaves and seed oil composition of the Amaranthus species.
abstract: The foliage of 62 specimens of Amaranthus belonging to 10 species of grain and four of vegetable type were analysed for vitamin C content. The overall range of vitamin C was from 69 (A. cruentus, AG-122) to 288 mg/100 g (A. hypochondriacus, Rasna) in the grain type and 62 (A. tricolor, Amar-peet) to 209 mg/100 g (A. tricolor, AV-101, exp) in the vegetable type (fresh weight). Variation of vitamin C with leaf position (age) was also studied. While the oil content in 110 lines of A. hypochondriacus varied from 4.4 to 13.2%, most of the specimens had promising oil composition with regard to unsaturated fatty acids.
authors.affiliation: National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D001205:Ascorbic Acid