Abstract Grain amaranth is native to Mexico, Central America, and the Andes where it was once a staple food of early native American civilizations. The earliest archaeological record of pale-seeded grain amaranth is that of Amaranthus cruentus, found in Tehuacán, Mexico, about 4000 B. C., making it one of the oldest food crops (Pal and Khoshoo […]
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Close-up of tzoallis being made during a summer nutrition workshop held by Puente a la Salud, a group based in Oaxaca, Mexico, that is helping to push an amaranth comeback. An ancient Aztec staple, tzoallis are made of amaranth and corn flour, agave honey and amaranth cereal. Courtesy of Puente a la Salud Comunitaria On a sunny Friday […]
An overview of the nutritional and therapeutic properties of amaranth Moazma Sattar a , Farhan Saeed a , Muhammad Afzaal a , Amara Rasheed a , Aliha Asif a , Sadia Sharif a , Muzzamal Hussain a , Haz Asad Ur Rehman a , Muhammad Ahtisham Raza a , Haroon Munir a , and Entessar […]
Durante el período colonial el huatli o amaranto fue proscrito y eliminado de la dieta del pueblo mexica por razones políticas y religiosas. La cultura del cultivo y consumo de esta semilla casi desaparecen, solamente en los lugares más apartados de la conquista se mantuvo la producción de amaranto. El amaranto es el producto de […]
Usually I’m pretty good at remembering how I met a fascinating new plant. For amaranth, however, my memory is hazy. My best guess is I first laid eyes on a Love Lies Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), dripping from a friend’s front porch flower box. Initially, my gaze focused on the plant’s long, magenta locks (other varieties come […]