Grain amaranth

Tomita, Y., Sugimoto, Y., Sakamoto, S., and Fuwa, H. (1981). Some properties of starches of grain amaranths and several millets. /. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 27, 471-484. 

Tocopherol and tocotrienol profiles of buckwheat and millet are different compared to other cereal grains. In both cereals, y-tocopherol is the dominant vitamer, and tocotrienols occur in minor amounts. Buckwheat contains 54-62 pg/g and millet 22-32 pg/g of vitamers, of which ca 90% and 70% is y-tocopherol (Piironen et al., 1986 Balz et al., 1992). Grain amaranth of several cultivars and growing environments showed a large variation in the content of total E-vitamers, 5-29 pg/g, and tocotrienols, mainly 3- and y-, representing 39-74% of this total (Lehmann et al., 1994). 

Amaranthus (family Amaranthaceae) The origin of various species of cultivated amaranths is not easy to trace because of the distribution of wild ancestors however, amaranths are now cultivated as pseudo-cereals in both the Old and New Worlds. The grain contains up to 18% protein and the germ of the grain and bran contain about 20% oil, which can be used as vegetable oil. Various food products from grain amaranths can be found in Indian markets. Grain amaranth products are also found in health shops in Europe and the USA. 

Grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus and A. caudatus) The starch of grain amaranths has extremely small granules and has a high water absorption capacity. As such, the starch can be used in the food industry, in making high quality plastics, in cosmetics and in other industries. Natural dye can also be extracted for colouring. 

Amaranth — A great potential has been forecasted for grain and leaf amaranth both for nutritional and ornamental purposes. " The dye of amaranth leaves (Ama-... 

Medium-grain fatty rice bran was the best material for reducing weed emergence (Palmer amaranth Amaranthuspalmeri S. Wats, and ivyleaf momingglory Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. followed by sicklepod Senna obtusifolia (L.) H. S. Irvin Bameby, hemp sesbania Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Cory and prickly sida Sida... 

A crop rotation plan must be in place to protect against pest problems and to maintain soil health. Row crops should be raised for no more than four out of five years, and the same row crop cannot be grown in consecutive years on the same land. Legumes (e.g., alfalfa, red clover, berseem clover, and hairy vetch) alone, or in combination with small grains (e.g., wheat, oats, and barley), should be rotated with row crops (corn, soybeans, amaranth. 

High elevation species include other underexploited products fibers, dyes, unorthodox food sources, grains such as quinua, kiwicha, kaniwa, exotic amaranths and little known tubers, e.g. ollucos and macas from the Punas of Peru and Bolivia, to mention just a few. Natural and immensely valuable germoplasm banks of wild potatoes, tomatoes and other solanum and cucurbitaceous species to improve existing cultivars, feed themselves from plants native to the alpine and subalpine belts. 

Whole grains, especially those that you cook, like brown rice, mih let, barley, oats, amaranth. Don t rely solely on whole wheat bread or cold cereals. Your body needs nutrients from a wide variety of foods. 

The types of cereal food products included in this chapter are processed, packaged cereal products and certain bulk products available to consumers from retail sources, for example, granolas, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, crackers, flours, pastas, bran, chips, snack bars, cookies, and some minimally processed, packaged whole grains (e.g., popcorn and rice). The processed products considered to be cereal foods are generally made up of wheat, maize (corn), oats, rice, rye, and millet however, cereal products also include buckwheat, amaranth, and quinoa, which are handled as cereals by the food industry. 

Another approach would be to promote the cultivation of lesser known species such as Amaranth and Chenopodium. The grainlike seeds of these plants have long been used as food by the native peoples of Latin America. It is noteworthy that the amino acid patterns of these seeds, which contain about 13% protein, resemble those of the legumes and oilseeds, and that they complement those of the major cereals. Furthermore, the leaves of Amaranth and Chenopodium are rich in vitamin A, a nutrient that is lacking in the grains. Finally, it has been reported that cultivated stands of Amaranth have yielded more seeds per acre than corn. 

Cassava, soyabean, amaranth grain Wheat bran... 

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