Amaranth (Amarant spp) Plant as Vegetable and Grain Crop

Year 2014, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 21 - 28, 30.09.2014

Muharrem Ergun Nusret Özbay Abdullah Osmanoğlu Atilla Çalkır

Abstract

Amaranths are annual plants in the Amaranthaceae family and categorized as cereal crops, vegetable
crops, ornamental plants, forage crops or weed plants. Edible amaranth species have been proposed as a low-cost
cops that might be cultivated as alternative plants due to its especially easy growing and harvesting properties. Both
vegetable and grain amaranth species are rich in proteins which have a high biological value. Grain, moreover,
amaranth is high in lysine and ber, and low in saturated fats while gluten-free. Vegetable amaranth is mostly
consumed as salads or side dishes whereas grain amaranth are used as our-based products. The production of
amaranth species have been expanded to 4 major continents including America, Europa, Africa and Asia. China is
the leading country in vegetable amaranth production while USA in grain amaranth production. 

Keywords

Amaranth, Amarathus spp, grain amaranth, vegetable amaranth, alternative crop

Sebze ve Tahıl Olarak Amarant (Amarant spp) Bitkisi

Abstract

Amarant, Amaranthaceae familyasında yer alan tek yıllık bitkiler topluluğu olup tahıl, sebze, süs bitkisi,
yem bitkisi veya yabancı ot olarak sını andırılmaktadır. Yenilebilir amarant türleri, kolay bir şekilde yetiştirilip
hasat edilebilmesinden dolayı ucuz yolla tarımı yapılabilecek alternatif bir bitki grubu olarak önerilmektedir. Hem
sebze hem de tahıl amarant türleri biyolojik değeri yüksek olan proteinler bakımından zengindir. Tahıl amarant
ilave olarak yüksek miktarda lisin ve lif, düşük miktarda doymuş yağ taşımakla beraber gluten içermemektedir.
Sebze amarant genellikle salata ve garnitür olarak tüketilirken tahıl amarant daha çok undan yapılan ürünlerde
kullanılmaktadır. Amarant yetiştiriciliği 4 ana kıtaya, yani Amerika, Avrupa, Afrika ve Asya’ya yayılmıştır. Sebze
amarant üretiminde Çin ilk sırada yer alırken, tahıl amarant üretiminde ABD başı çekmektedir. 

Keywords

Amarant, Amarathus spp, tahıl amarant, sebze amarant, alternatif ürün

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