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苋菜分布热带和温带,是一种速生植物,它们有些已成家种,有些还为野生。苋菜也是亚洲和中美洲人们的一种常用蔬菜,近来,它引起了人们的重视,因为其叶子含大量的蛋白质,种子富含赖氨酸,而一般植物蛋白中赖氨酸的含量比较低。
苋菜种子含有13％的蛋白质(其中,赖氨酸占全部蛋白质的6％左右)和62％的淀粉。
商品编码:AMC001
印度名:
Kanta chaulai
英文名:
Amaranth or Pigweed
植物学名:
Amaranthus spinosus
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Code:AMC001
Hindi Name:
Kanta chaulai
English Name
:
Amaranth or Pigweed
Botanical_Name:
Amaranthus spinosus
Description
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Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. It is one of three Amaranthus species cultivated as a grain source, the other two being A. hypochondriacus and A. caudatus. In Mexico it is called Huautli and Alegria and in English it has several common names, including purple amaranth, red amaranth, and Mexican grain amaranth. Amaranthus cruentus is a tall annual herb topped with clusters of dark pink flowers. The plant can grow up to 2 m (6 ft) in height, and blooms in summer to fall. It has now naturalized in most states. It is believed to have originated from Amaranthus hybridus, with which it shares many morphological features. This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. The plant is usually green in color, but a purple variant was once grown for use in Inca rituals.
Uses
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The seeds are eaten as a cereal grain. They are black in the wild plant, and white in the domesticated form. They are ground into flour, popped like popcorn, cooked into a porridge, and made into a confectionery called alegra. The leaves can be cooked like spinach, and the seeds can be germinated into nutritious sprouts. While A. cruentus is no longer a staple food, it is still grown and sold as a health food.