Need to blanch.
Before eating amaranth is the need to blanch it in the pot, because amaranth contains a lot of oxalic acid, eat directly if the taste will be bitter, in addition to excessive intake of oxalic acid will also make oxalic acid in the intestine and calcium combination to generate difficult to absorb oxalic acid high, which will affect the body to the absorption of calcium as well as to increase the burden on the stomach and intestines.
And blanching can remove part of the oxalic acid component of amaranth, which can make spinach eat more nutritious and healthy and taste better.
2 Why amaranth is redThe natural coloring in amaranth is caused.
Amaranth contains a natural pigment called amaranth red, which exists in the cell vesicles of amaranth. Because fresh amaranth cells contain a lot of chlorophyll, the green color will cover the amaranth red, and the fresh amaranth will look no different from other vegetables. But when the amaranth goes into the pot, the high temperature will destroy its cell membrane and cell wall, chlorophyll will also be destroyed, and then the amaranth red pigment in the cell vesicles will seep out and cause the amaranth to turn red.
3 Will amaranth turn red if you eat itThere is a possibility that it will turn red.
If you eat too much amaranth in a short period of time, it will lead to the possibility of red urine, because amaranth contains a lot of natural red pigment, after eating part of the red pigment will be digested by the human body, and the vast majority of red pigment can not be absorbed and utilized by the human body, and these red pigments will be filtered through the glomerulus to the urine, and thus through the urine out of the body. This causes the urine to turn red, but it can return to normal if you stop eating amaranth and drink more water.
4 To root or not to root amaranthDepends on the situation.
The upper part of the long beard of amaranth can be eaten, this part of the root is still rich in nutrients, eating taste is also relatively crisp, in the consumption of amaranth can be washed together into the pot cooking can be.
But the bottom part of the long roots of amaranth is not recommended to eat, because the hardness of the rhizome with the roots is relatively large, and its fiber content is more, so the taste is not very good, it is not easy to be chewed, and too much to eat will also increase the digestive burden of the stomach and intestines.