The use of amaranth and non-steamed buckwheat in gluten-free products

Abstract

The diet of children with gluten intolerance should include a sufficient amount of gluten-free grain-based products that provide children with carbohydrates, including dietary fiber, vegetable proteins, fats, B vitamins, and mineral matters. This study is aimed at studying the content of the main food substances (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, as well as the total content of mineral matters, expressed by the parameter – ash content) in amaranth flour and flour from native buckwheat. Studies have shown that amaranth flour has a high protein content-13.4%, lipids-5.1%, and ash content - 2.8%. Flour from native buckwheat contains protein-7.5%, lipids-3.6%, the ash content of buckwheat flour was 1.4%. The carbohydrate content of both samples is approximately at the same level of 56-58%. Specialized products made from amaranth and buckwheat can become a source of deficient macro-and microelements, high-grade protein and other biologically valuable compounds.