Everything About Amaranth (grain) in 1 Min.

What is it?

“psuedo cereal” / “pseudograin,” because it’s technically a seed but still eats like a grain

What's in it?

1 cup cooked amaranth = 9.4g protein, 3.9g of fat, 46g of carbohydrates, and 5.2g fiber

Really Great source of nutrients & minerals

All 9 essential amino acids

Energy boosting polyphenols

Rich in Antioxidants

Can help fight inflammation and boost immunity

BUT!

Anti nutrient profile = saponins, tannins, oxalates, and phytates stealing minerals and reducing absorption of nutrients

How To Fix That?

Soaking and then Boiling is best to reduce anti-nutrients and maintain protein digestibility and nutrients

Sprouting can further enhance nutrient profile and further reduce anti-nutrients

Gluten Free?

YES!

Will It Make You Fat?

Probably not, should help with weight loss

Blood Sugar?

High on GI at 107, fast blood sugar spike

Inflammatory?

Most likely anti-inflammatory

Cool Fact!

You can pop dry kernels like popcorn!

Research

https://sunwarrior.com/blogs/health-hub/11-health-benefits-of-amaranth

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Amino-acid-composition-for-amaranth-and-quinoa-grains_tbl1_262712954

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/4/2181#:~:text=Amaranth%20seed%20is%20a%20valuable,%2C%20threonine%2C%20tryptophan%20and%20valine.

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-amaranth

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234683768.pdf

https://blog.paleohacks.com/amaranth/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871380/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28239982/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821887/