Amaranth is the stem and leaves of the annual herbaceous plant Amaranthus, family Amaranthaceae, and its young seedlings and young stem and leaves are edible.
Some regions call amaranth "longevity vegetable". Because it is rich in a variety of human needs of vitamins and minerals, and are easy to be absorbed by the body of important substances. At the same time for the enhancement of physical fitness, improve the body's immunity, promote children's growth and development, accelerate fracture healing, weight loss and detoxification, to prevent constipation and anemia patients, pregnant women's excellent food.
Red amaranth nutritional value
Amaranth leaves are rich in calcium easily absorbed by the body, the growth of teeth and bones can play a role in promoting, and can maintain normal cardiac activity, to prevent intramuscular spasm. It is also rich in iron, calcium and vitamin K, which can promote blood clotting, increase hemoglobin content and improve oxygen-carrying capacity, and promote hematopoiesis and other functions.
Amaranth is also the protagonist of the diet table, eating can lose weight, promote detoxification, prevent constipation. At the same time often eat amaranth can enhance physical fitness, amaranth is rich in protein, fat. Sugar and a variety of vitamins and minerals, which contains more protein than milk can be fully absorbed by the human body, containing carotene than tomatoes and fruits, can provide the human body with a wealth of nutrients, is conducive to strengthening the body, improve the body's immunity, there is a "longevity dish" of the name.
Promoting children's growth and development, amaranth, iron, calcium content is higher than spinach, for fresh vegetables in the best. What's more, amaranth does not contain oxalic acid, calcium and iron are easily absorbed and utilized after entering human body. Therefore, amaranth can promote the growth and development of children, the healing of bone fracture has certain therapeutic value.
At the same time, it is also suitable for women and the elderly to consume, and can play a role in promoting the growth of teeth and bones; amaranth for maintaining normal cardiac activity, and promoting blood clotting is also very beneficial, because it is rich in iron can be synthesized into red blood cells in the hemoglobin, blood and oxygen carrying function, the most suitable for anemic patients to eat. Therefore, China's folk often amaranth and amaranth, together as a fracture of the people and pregnant women on the verge of delivery of the best food vegetables.