HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT OF AMARANTH SEEDS (AMARANTHUS-ESCULANTUS)

Authors
CHATURVEDI A SAROJINI G DEVI NL
Citation
A. Chaturvedi et al., HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT OF AMARANTH SEEDS (AMARANTHUS-ESCULANTUS), Plant foods for human nutrition, 44(1), 1993, pp. 63-70
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Plant Sciences","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Plant foods for human nutrition
ISSN journal
09219668 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
63 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-9668(1993)44:1<63:HEOAS(>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Hypocholesterolemic effect of amaranth seeds was studied in male wista r strain albino rats as against Bengal gram. The results showed that l iver weights were significantly higher in animals with hypercholestero lemia inducing diet. Contrarily, weights of other organs like brain, k idney, testes and spleen showed higher weights with amaranth and benga l gram diets. Serum lipid and TG (triglyceride) contents were lower an d HDL - cholesterol fraction was higher and comparable with amaranth s eed diet. Feeding with amaranth seed showed a definite hypocholesterol emic effect.