amaranth

Amaranth has been cultivated as a grain for 8,000 years. The yield of grain amaranth is comparable to rice or maize. It was a staple food of the Aztecs, and was used as an integral part of Aztec religious ceremonies. Grain amaranth is also grown as a food crop in limited amounts in Mexico, where it is used to make a candy called alegría (Spanish for happiness) at festival times

Amaranth is used as an ingredient primarily in bread, pasta, baby's food, instant drinks, etc. For such purposes seeds have to undergo various processing technologies - boiling, swelling, flaking, extrusion, puffing, roasting, grinding, sprouting, etc. The most common product is flour, whole amaranth seeds in breads, müsli bars, breakfast food and porridges, pastas and biscuits and cookies. Leaves and stems are interesting vegetable suitable for soups, salads or other meals.

Available:

• PURITY Min : 99.95%
• ADMIXTURE Max: 0.05%
• MOISTURE Max: 10%
• GENERAL APPEARANCE: Whitish