Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed
Agronomic traits, oil content, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity, and total phenolic content were studied on eight <i>A. cruentus</i> accessions cultivated in Southern Italy. A one-way ANOVA model was performed to compare accessions and the Principal Components Analysis was ap...
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| description | Agronomic traits, oil content, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity, and total phenolic content were studied on eight <i>A. cruentus</i> accessions cultivated in Southern Italy. A one-way ANOVA model was performed to compare accessions and the Principal Components Analysis was applied to identify patterns in our dataset and highlight similarities and differences. <i>A. cruentus</i> showed valuable seed yield (0.27 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, on average) comparable to the main tradition cereals used for animal feeding. Seed-oil composition showed significant differences among the accessions. Data showed a higher lipid content than most cereal grains (from 5.6 to 7.3%). Approximately 60% of fatty acids were unsaturated; linoleic fatty acid ranged from 19 to 34%, oleic acid from 29 to 36%, and alfa-linolenic fatty acid from 0.3 to 0.5%, respectively. The saturated/unsaturated fatty acid ratio ranged from 0.5 to 0.8, the hypocholesterolemic:hypercholesterolaemic ratio from 1.7 to 2.7, the Atherogenic Index from 0.38 to 0.66, the Thrombogenic Index from 0.85 to 1.48, the total phenolic content from 0.14 to 0.36 mg/g seeds, and the antioxidant activity (DPPH<sup>•</sup>) from 0.30 to 0.50. The studied seed-oil composition evidenced <i>A. cruentus</i> as a healthy ingredient for animal feed and consequently, as a possible substitute for traditional cereals. Accessions from Mexico and Arizona emerged for their high qualitative traits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbce4bf9c5aa4d9c9f2d399f048badfa2023-11-20T10:12:51ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-08-01108142810.3390/ani10081428Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal FeedFabio Gresta0Giorgia Meineri1Marianna Oteri2Carmelo Santonoceto3Vittorio Lo Presti4Annalisa Costale5Biagina Chiofalo6Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDepartment of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, ItalyDepartment AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Torino, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, ItalyAgronomic traits, oil content, fatty acid composition, antioxidant activity, and total phenolic content were studied on eight <i>A. cruentus</i> accessions cultivated in Southern Italy. A one-way ANOVA model was performed to compare accessions and the Principal Components Analysis was applied to identify patterns in our dataset and highlight similarities and differences. <i>A. cruentus</i> showed valuable seed yield (0.27 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, on average) comparable to the main tradition cereals used for animal feeding. Seed-oil composition showed significant differences among the accessions. Data showed a higher lipid content than most cereal grains (from 5.6 to 7.3%). Approximately 60% of fatty acids were unsaturated; linoleic fatty acid ranged from 19 to 34%, oleic acid from 29 to 36%, and alfa-linolenic fatty acid from 0.3 to 0.5%, respectively. The saturated/unsaturated fatty acid ratio ranged from 0.5 to 0.8, the hypocholesterolemic:hypercholesterolaemic ratio from 1.7 to 2.7, the Atherogenic Index from 0.38 to 0.66, the Thrombogenic Index from 0.85 to 1.48, the total phenolic content from 0.14 to 0.36 mg/g seeds, and the antioxidant activity (DPPH<sup>•</sup>) from 0.30 to 0.50. The studied seed-oil composition evidenced <i>A. cruentus</i> as a healthy ingredient for animal feed and consequently, as a possible substitute for traditional cereals. Accessions from Mexico and Arizona emerged for their high qualitative traits.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/8/1428amaranthgermplasmagronomic traitsoil compositionphenolic compoundsantioxidant activity |
| spellingShingle | Fabio Gresta Giorgia Meineri Marianna Oteri Carmelo Santonoceto Vittorio Lo Presti Annalisa Costale Biagina Chiofalo Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed Animals amaranth germplasm agronomic traits oil composition phenolic compounds antioxidant activity |
| title | Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed |
| title_full | Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed |
| title_fullStr | Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed |
| title_short | Productive and Qualitative Traits of Amaranthus Cruentus L.: An Unconventional Healthy Ingredient in Animal Feed |
| title_sort | productive and qualitative traits of amaranthus cruentus l an unconventional healthy ingredient in animal feed |
| topic | amaranth germplasm agronomic traits oil composition phenolic compounds antioxidant activity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/8/1428 |
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