Guest guest Posted February 2, 2002 Report Share Posted February 2, 2002 > > does anyone know anything about sprouting amaranth? Is this okay to > sprout for consumption? Geeze, now I've got another thing I have to research to death. Forget about chemical additives, my addiction is Google-based. According to Sproutpeople.com, it is. ;-) http://www..com/seed/amaranth.html http://chetday.com/sprouts.html Other comments: ' " It has a pretty, pink sprout that would look good in salads. " Despite their attractive appearance, amaranth sprouts have a bitter aftertaste.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2002 Report Share Posted February 3, 2002 Yes, they are fine for consumption. I sprout them and eat them on a regular basis. >does anyone know anything about sprouting amaranth? Is this okay to >sprout for consumption? > >thanks, > >joseph > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Can you tell me about the grain amaranth? Amaranth has always had a place near and dear to Mateljan's heart. Years ago, he heard about amaranth, this super grain that had once been a staple in the diets of pre-Columbian Aztecs. He had learned that with the arrival of Cortez and the Spanish conquistadors, all crops of amaranth were burned, its use was forbidden, and its possession was cause for severe punishment. He set out to find this "lost" grain, to hopefully discover this treasure that lay at the heart of this incredibly powerful people. After 300 years of it being in obscurity, rediscovered amaranth in Mexico where he was honored to share it on ceremonial days with the descendents of the Aztecs, who believed that amaranth provided them with supernatural power. Therefore, it is not surprising to him when people say they are not familiar with amaranth as it was only in the 1970s that he reintroduced this ancient grain to the United States. Amaranth is a moderately tall, broad-leafed, bushy type of plant that grows about six feet in height and produces a brightly colored flowery head containing a very large number of seeds. (Amaranth plants can produce as many as 60,000 seeds.) These seeds are the amaranth grains found in amaranth cereal and flour. Amaranth is a relative of beets, chard, spinach, and quinoa, because it's a member of the Chenopodiaceae family of plants. For this reason, some of its nutritional characteristics are more like these dark green leafy vegetables than the cereal grain foods, which are members of an entirely different plant family (called Graminae). (Like, quinoa and millet, amaranth is not technically a grain, but because they are enjoyed in meals like other true grains, they are referred to as such.) When it comes to a good number of nutrients, including numerous vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. amaranth is very similar to other grains (like wheat), as well as to other green leafy vegetables (like chard). However, we'd point to four nutrients as being significantly different when it comes to amaranth. First is the amino acid lysine. Most cereal grains, like wheat, are relatively low in this amino acid. Amaranth is not, and contains approximately twice as much lysine as wheat on an ounce-for-ounce basis. Next are the minerals calcium, iron, and magnesium. In this mineral area, amaranth is much more like chard than wheat. It contains about four times as much calcium as wheat and twice as much iron and magnesium. Amaranth can be simmered like other grains and has a porridge-like texture. It can be combined with other grains if you desire a more "rice-like" dish. It can also be popped in a skillet like popcorn, which gives it a nutty flavor and crunchy texture. The reason we didn't include amaranth on the website as one of the featured World's Healthiest Foods is because it is not as widely available as the other grains that we did include. Yet, we think that it is a very valuable nutrient-rich food and we encourage you to enjoy it as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating. Reference: US Department of Agriculture. (2006). National Nutrient Database for Windows, Version 1.0 (SR 19). Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD. Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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