Amaranth (waxy)

Amaranth (waxy) image(s)

NAME

English Name :

Amaranth (waxy)

French Name :

Amarante (waxy)

Latin Name :

Amaranthus

SOURCE

Organ :

seed

Sample origin :

Dr. Malshick Shin, Department of Food andNutrition, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Corée

MORPHOLOGY

Size :

<10 µm

Shape :

polyhedral

STRUCTURE

Allomorph :

A

% allomorph A :

100 %

% amylopectin :

100 %

Waxy :

yes

REFERENCES

Bibliographical reference(s) :

Properties of Korean Amaranth Starch Compared to Waxy Millet and Waxy Sorghum Starches.
Hunjai Choi, Wansoo Kim and Malshick Shin.
Starch 56 (2004), 469-477.

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