- Stage of development
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TRL=7
- Intellectual property
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Plant Variety Title
- Intended collaboration
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Licensing and/or co-development
- Contact
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Alba María MartínezVice-presidency for Innovation and Transferalba.martinez@csic.escomercializacion@csic.es
- Reference
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CSIC/AM/021
Additional information
#Agriculture, livestock and marine science
#Plant variety
New variety of amaranth, AMAPOP (Amaranthus cruentus L.)
New variety of amaranth especially indicated for use as raw material in the production of healthy snacks and flours.
- Market need
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The new market trends demand a nutritious and healthy diet in which vegetable snacks play a key role since they present a series of advantages over traditional snacks, such as their low calorie intake, high amount of nutrients, less intake of salt and high satiating power. Furthermore, the market demands snacks suitable for vegans and vegetarians, as well as those with gluten intolerance.
- Proposed solution
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Amapop has been obtained through intravarietal selection from a traditional tropical variety. It is adapted to be produced in both summer and winter growing conditions in areas of southern Spain. The interest of this variety lies in its potential as a raw material to become a snack after the heat expansion of the grain or into flour due to its extrusion capacity. There is no similar variety commercially
- Competitive advantages
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- There is no similar variety on the market.
- Particularly suitable for making healthy snacks and flours.
- Suitable for vegan, vegetarian and gluten intolerant diets.
- Maintains its high nutritional content, superior to cereal grains, after expansion.