Amaranthus viridis-Based Grain Snack Bar / Muhammad Hishammuddin Johari, Nurul Syaza Rejab and Siti Norfitrina Rakp
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) plant commonly refers to the sustainable food crop for the 21st century. It is a relatively well-balanced food for people who want diet. Amaranth continues to be listed as an ignored and underused crop despite its nutrient-rich profile. Among culinary uses, amaranth can be...
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Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology
2023
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80655/1/80655.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80655/ |
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| Summary: | Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) plant commonly refers to the sustainable food crop for the 21st century. It is a relatively well-balanced food for people who want diet. Amaranth continues to be listed as an ignored and underused crop despite its nutrient-rich profile. Among culinary uses, amaranth can be used as a vegetable and its grain as cereal in several food products such as whole-meal amaranth flour, bread, cookies, pancakes, pasta, tortillas, and candies. The materials used are green amaranth seed, roasted almond, butter, honey, peanut butter, baking paper, pan, baking pan, spatula, and bowl. The steps are heat amaranth seeds over medium-high, melt it and combine it with the peanut butter, honey, and peanut butter. Then, press the mixture into a baking pan that has been covered with parchment paper until dense. Before cutting the mixture into bars, let it chill in the refrigerator for two hours. Due to its great seed output, Amaranthus viridis is typically thought of as the amaranth species. For result, four gluten-free snack bar flavors are available for snackers to eat. One of the plant foods with the highest protein content is Amaranth viridis seed. There are many benefits of Amaranth viridis which are lower cholesterol level, normalize blood pressure levels, good source of protein, fibre helps with digestion and darkens grey hairs. This weed is easy to find in Malaysia and PKS can market this product to get another income. |
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