title: Characterisation of nutrient profile of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), and purple corn (Zea mays L.) consumed in the North of Argentina: proximates, minerals and trace elements.
abstract: Quinoa, amaranth and purple corn are Andean cereals largely consumed in North of Argentina. Nutrient analysis with the purpose of inclusion in the Argentinean FCDB and e-search EuroFIR has become urgent matter. In this work proximate and mineral profile of Andean cereals cultivated in the North of Argentina were determined and compared with rice. Proximate analysis showed that Andean cereals have similar profile but significantly higher (p<0.05) than rice. Andean cereals are rich sources of iron, copper, manganese and zinc and better than rice. Phosphorus and magnesium quinoa content could contribute up to 55% of consumers DRI. Andean cereals and rice are poor sources of potassium. To guarantee the interchange of data among users and producers of FCDB component values were obtained in compliance with EuroFIR guidelines for compilation process. Present work provides necessary information to FCDB users who wish to have access to food reference analytical parameters.
authors.affiliation: Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gueifão
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Ana Sofia
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gimenez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samman
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castanheira
mesh_terms: D027721:Amaranthus / Q000737:chemistry*; D001118:Argentina; D027465:Chenopodium quinoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D009753:Nutritive Value; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014131:Trace Elements
keywords: Andean cereals; Data quality; EuroFIR; Food composition database; Gluten-free; Quality assurance