Nowadays, consumers are more conscious of the environmental and nutritional benefits of
foods. Pseudocereals grains, edible seeds belonging to dicotyledonous plant species, are …

Phytosterols (plant sterols) occur in the cells of all plants. They are important structural
components that stabilize the biological membranes of plants. Sterols can occur in the “free” …

Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a plant species of the Chenopodiaceae
family, which originated in the Andean region and can adapt to different types of soil and …

Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Amaranthaceae) is a grain‐like, stress‐
tolerant food crop that has provided subsistence, nutrition, and medicine for Andean …

Achyranthes aspera seed was incorporated in the diets (at 0.01%, 0.1% and 0.5%) of Labeo
rohita, rohu fingerlings (3.0±0.4 g). After 2weeks, the fish were immunized with heat-killed …

There is growing interest in the pharmaceutical and medical applications of 20-
hydroxyecdysone (20E), a polyhydroxylated steroid which naturally occurs in low but very …

The phytoecdysteroids (PEs) comprise a large group of biologically-active plant steroids,
which have structures similar to those of insect-molting hormones. PEs are distributed in …

Recent studies suggest that the anabolic effect of ecdysterone, a naturally occurring steroid
hormone claimed to enhance physical performance, is mediated by estrogen receptor (ER) …

Quinoa is a climate-resilient food grain crop that has gained significant importance in the last
few years due to its nutritional composition, phytochemical properties and associated health …

Pseudo-cereals with high nutritional value include amaranth, buckwheat, and quinoa.
Pseudo-cereals have an excellent phytochemical profile as well as a nutritional profile rich …