Colorant Pigments, Nutrients, Bioactive Components, and Antiradical Potential of Danta Leaves (<i>Amaranthus lividus</i>)

• Main Authors: Umakanta Sarker (Author), Md. Asif Iqbal (Author), Md. Nazmul Hossain (Author), Shinya Oba (Author), Sezai Ercisli (Author), Crina Carmen Muresan (Author), Romina Alina Marc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the Indian subcontinent, danta (stems) of underutilized amaranth are used as vegetables in different culinary dishes. At the edible stage of the danta, leaves are discarded as waste in the dustbin because they are overaged. For the first time, we assessed the colorant pigments, bioactive componen...