Amaranth Resources
Originating in the Americas and Europe, amaranth has been cultivated for more than 8,000 years, dating back at least to the Mayan civilization of South and Central America. It was a staple of the Aztecs and incorporated into their religious ceremonies. In the 1500’s the Spanish conquistadors prohibited amaranth production. In that area today only a limited amount of amaranth grain is grown, most of which is popped and mixed with honey to make a confection called, “alegría.” However, much of the genetic base has been maintained there because amaranth has continued to grow as a wildflower.
Amaranth consists of 60–70 species, 40 of which are considered native to the Americas. Over 400 varieties within these species are found throughout the world in both temperate and tropical climates, and fall roughly into one of four categories: grain, vegetable, ornamental or weed. Many fall into more than one. Vegetable amaranth has been used in China for over 400 years, yet is commonly found in the Caribbean and Africa; grain amaranth was cultivated and revered by the Aztecs in Mexico, the Mayas in Central America and the Inca in South America.
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- This video tells the story of Grain Amaranth - its growth and use. In addition, here is alinktoa video, filmed in Uganda in 2010----with testimonials by people living with AIDS. Their testimonials have also been validated by at least one controlled health study in Kenya.
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- This 2010 video presents the stories of Ugandans who have benefited from the promotion of grain amaranth for its nutritive value in combatting the symptoms of HIV/AIDS.
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- Amaranthus is a herbaceous, annual upright and fast growing plant in the Amaranthuceae family. It consists of about 60-70 different species spread all over the world in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical climates. Grain amaranth (A. hypochondriucus and A, creuntus) is an early maturing, drought...
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- Raushan Khan and Anuradha Dutta,Dep. of food and Nutrition, College of Home Science GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India,Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2018; 7(3): 954-958 Processing has a major role in altering the physical, functional and chemical properties of raw produce....
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- Abstract: Sarcocornia A. J. Scott is a halophytic edible succulent plant belonging to theAmaranthacea family. To date, the genus includes 28 species distributed worldwide in salineenvironments, usuall salt marshes. Sarcocornia (Scott) is similar to Salicornia (L.), which has arecognized...
- Calva-Cruz OJ, Ovando-Vázquez C, De León-Rodríguez A, Veana F, Espitia-Rangel E, Treviño S, Barba-de la Rosa AP. Dietary Supplementation with Popped Amaranth Modulates the Gut Microbiota in Low Height-for-Age Children: A Nonrandomized Pilot Trial. Foods. 2023 Jul 20;12(14):2760. doi:...
- Amare E, Mouquet-Rivier C, Rochette I, Adish A, Haki GD. Effect of popping and fermentation on proximate composition, minerals and absorption inhibitors, and mineral bioavailability ofAmaranthus caudatusgrain cultivated in Ethiopia. J Food Sci Technol. 2016 Jul;53(7):2987-2994. doi:...