What Is Amaranth?
Amaranth is a pseudocereal grain. This implies that the part we consume from these plants is the seeds, mostly consumed similarly to cereals — milled into flour. They also have a nutritional profile and flavor comparable to cereals. Amaranth was an important food crop in the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations, but its production declined dramatically following the downfall of Central American civilizations.
