Health Benefits:

Red garnet amaranth has multiple health benefits. Amaranth microgreens can lower cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease. Amaranth specifically reduces the risk of osteoporosis and other calcium deficiencies. Vitamin K plays a vital role in blood clotting which speeds up the time of wound recovery and Vitamin K contributes to healthy bones.

• Antioxidant
• Activates digestion
• Helps in cancer treatment
• Boosts the immune system
• Helps in treatment of cardiovascular disease and hypertension
• Decreases hair loss and graying
• Helps metabolize fatty acids into energy
• Protects from Osteoporosis
• Works as an appetite suppressant
• Improves eyesight
• Improves recovery from illness

 

How to use:

When cooking, you can use red garnet amaranth as a substitute for spinach. You can also use it when making salads and sandwiches. Amaranth is a perfect compliment to pasta, soups, curries, stews, wraps, savory bread and baked goods and used as a garnish. Red garnet amaranth is a great addition to any food not just because of its flavor, and nutritional benefits, it also enhances the dish with its stunning bright magenta color.

 

Flavor:

Red Garnet Amaranth microgreens have a beetroot like taste, an earthy flavor and a mild intensity.

 

Nutritional Benefits:

Red garnet amaranth microgreens are loaded with vitamins K, E, and C, calcium, iron, and beta-carotene. Red garnet amaranth can help lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation, and ease the pain. People suffering from diabetes, heart disease, and stroke will benefit from eating red garnet amaranth microgreens. Red garnet amaranth microgreens also help prevent cancer.

 

Amaranth contains a large amount of vitamin K in one serving, it contains 950% of the Daily Value based on a diet of 2,000 calories a day! Vitamin K plays a vital role in blood clotting which speeds up the time of wound recovery. It also contributes to healthy bones. Adequate vitamin K content can be difficult to come by in most diets.  You’ll also find an abundance of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps protect and maintain the body’s cells, promotes healthy skin, blood vessels, cartilage and bones; and helps to heal wounds.  Amaranth is a good source of manganese which helps to create and activate enzymes in the body. These enzymes do a variety of things including breaking down or digesting food.  Folate or folic acid, a vitamin that most people don’t get enough of, is also found in amaranth. Folate is vital in creating new cells, an especially important vitamin for pregnant women.  For a leafy green, amaranth is packed with protein. Amaranth greens and microgreens are great for those on vegetarian or vegan diets.  Amaranth also has the health benefits of being high in calcium and magnesium and it contains all nine vital amino acids.

 

Amaranth is filled with plenty of antioxidants like carotenoids and chlorophyll along with other phytonutrients such as lutein, zeaxanthin and beta-carotene and they are very easy to digest. They are fragile shoots that enhances beautifully any meal with color and a light sweet taste.  Amaranth contains high amounts of protein with vital amino acids.  Amaranth microgreens also contains vitamin A, C, E, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, dietary fiber, calcium, amino acids, antioxidants, minerals and essential lysine.