Amaranth

Amaranth was a sacred plant of the Mayas and Aztecs and was actually used during sacred ceremonies. Amaranth has a high nutritional value and is rich in lysine, an essential amino acid. It is rich in proteins (from 14% to 18%) and in vitamin E, which are important antioxidant substances.

Amaranth is a pseudo-cereal; it does not contain gliadin and so gluten does not form; for this reason it is often used in diets for sufferers from coeliac disease. Furthermore, several studies are und