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The Role of Pseudocereals in Celiac Disease: Reducing Nutritional Deficiencies to Improve Well-Being and Health

Table 2

Bioactive compounds present in amaranth, buckwheat, and quinoa (see Thakur et al. [56]).

PseudocerealsBioactive compoundsExamples

BuckwheatFlavonoidsrutin (quercetin-3-rutinosid)
Phenolic acidsp-hydroxyl benzoic syringic acid; vanillic acid; gallic acid; protocatechuic acid; ferulic acid; p-coumaric acid
QuinoaFlavonoidsQuercetin; kaempferol; myricetin; isorhamnetin
Phenolic acidsferulic acid-4-glucoside
Betalainsbetanin
AmaranthFlavonoidsIsoquercetin; rutin; nicotiflorine
BetalainsAmaranthine; betacyanins
CarotenoidsZeaxanthin; lutein; β-carotene