BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE RAW MATERIAL FROM AMARANTHUS FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ADDITIVES TO FOOD, FOOD PRODUCTS, DRINKS WITH PROPHYLACTIC PROPERTIES, AND PROBIOTICS ON BASE OF MICROORGANISMS CULTURES Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine and food industry, particularly, production of prophylactic remedies for dietotherapy and prophylaxis of diseases. SUBSTANCE: biologically active raw material is a foliar part of amaranthus plant in native or dried form of the following chemical composition, %: water, 0.5-90; carbohydrates, 0.5-5; protein, 1.2-28; fats, 0.2-2.2; food fibers, 0.3-38; pectin, 0.2-10; ash residue, 0.2-30. Said ash residue is characterized by high content of biogenic macroelements: calcium, potassium, magnesium; and microelements: silicon, manganese and iron. EFFECT: broadened range of using plants of amaranthus genus and assortment of prophylactic remedies of food application. 3 cl, 5 tbl, 3 ex