Amaranth: a superfood for the backyard gardener

Cultivated as a grain for 8,000 years, today, Amaranth is gaining popularity as a crop of the future. It's a very adaptable, drought-tolerant and hearty plant; in fact, most species of Amaranthus are classified as a weed (commonly known as pigweed).

It's also a kind of superfood; it's high in protein (12-17%), calcium (more than spinach) and amino acids like lysine (deficient in most grains). The leaves are high in vitamins A and C, riboflavin, and folic acid.

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[nagaempress]

I eagerly await any video on your channel! Thank you for bringing these inspirations to us!

[caribe704]

Funny you should put this up, I just found out about Quinoa (Keen-Wah) and saw that Amaranth is listed with every recipe and gardening method, I just planted the Amaranth seeds I got on ebay 2 days ago, its a pretty freaking amazing food source for being a fast growing weed (pigweed) Dont tell the GOP, they will repeal it if this gets out!

[litlaznprincess]

my mom uses the leaves for soup (: its all pink xDD

[rutheladynred]

i'd like some seeds of that red amaranth......perhaps, we could trade some seeds

[HindiReader]

you’re supposed to pop it

[Greltam]

I purchased Amaranth seeds for my garden this year. I had 2 kinds, Amaranthus Cruentus and Amaranthus Gangeticus. The A. Gangeticus had black seeds and were half as big as A.Cruentus(which has white seeds), so I threw out the Gangeticus and just planted the Cruentus seeds.

[TheSugarplum770]

I love your African grey.

[TheSugarplum770]

I love your African grey.

[wenrolland]

Nice, great Amaranth!!! Even up north in Canada we love it!

[tyler62126]

never knew how amaranth looked like.

[DavidMoskow]

Nice bird,