Sweat lettuce is called amaranth , the original name: amaranth, alias: yanlai red, the old boy, the old young, the three-color amaranth, amaranth, amaranthaceae, amaranth annual herbs, stout stems, green or red, often branching, hairy or hairless when young. Amaranth is a kind of high nutritional value of vegetables, especially contains more iron, calcium and other minerals, while containing more carotene and vitamin C, folk "June amaranth, when the eggs; July amaranth, gold," said.

Main Classification

There are many varieties of amaranth, which can be divided into round-leafed species and pointed-leafed species according to the shape of the leaves. Round leaf species leaves round or ovoid, leaf surface often wrinkled, slower growth, more late maturity, higher yields, better quality, draw shoots flowering later. Pointed leaf species leaves lanceolate or long ovate, apex pointed, faster growth, earlier maturity, lower yield, poorer quality, easier to shoot flowering .

Divided into red amaranth, green amaranth and colored amaranth according to the color of the leaves.

Green amaranth

Leaves and petiole green or yellow-green, edible taste is harder than red amaranth and colored amaranth, more heat-resistant, suitable for spring and autumn cultivation. The main varieties such as Hubei's horseshoe amaranth, round-leaved green amaranth, pig's ear green amaranth, Nanjing's mullein amaranth, autumn does not grow old, Hangzhou's sharp-leaved green, white rice amaranth, Guangzhou's tall-footed sharp-leaved, willow-leaved, short-footed round-leaved, plough amaranth, big hibiscus leaves and so on? .

Red amaranth

Leaf blades and petioles purple-red, eaten with a softer texture than green amaranth, heat resistance moderate, suitable for spring cultivation. The main varieties are Hangzhou red round leaf, Guangzhou red amaranth, Hubei round leaf red amaranth, pig's ear red amaranth, Sichuan big red robe and so on.