~ Amaranth ~ Amaranth is cultivated for its seeds, leaves and as an ornamental plant commonly known as love-lies-bleeding. The color of the flowers can vary from purple, red or gold. They are not considered cereal grains but pseudocereals because they have similar nutritional values as them.
Cooking amaranth grains
15 - 20 min
With a grain diameter of 1 mm, amaranth can be used in many forms: as a flour, intact or puffed. Amaranth grains have an important nutritional value, they contain all nine essential amino acids and are gluten free.
fat
3.8% 1.6%
Sources: https://wholegrainscouncil.org https://nutritiondata.self.com
Cooked White Rice 21.1%
carbs proteins
proteins
carbs
18.7%
vs
fat
Cooked Amaranth
2% 0.2%
ADELINA IANCU 2020