Description

Amaranth ‘Golden Grain’ is an annual plant growing up to 150cm tall. It has long golden-yellow flowers. The young leaves, which have less oxalic acid than spinach, can be used like spinach; the older leaves tend to be stringy. Amaranth is an ancient, high-protein grain crop, with up to 18% protein. Cook it as you would quinoa or rice. The yellow seeds can be ground, eaten whole, or popped. Chickens enjoy these seeds too. Fresh seeds can be sprouted or grown as microgreens. Do not eat whole seed if suffering from diverticulitis. Amaranth plants seed freely but seedlings are easy to remove if they are growing where they are not wanted. Young plants can be removed, cooked and eaten. Some people may call it a “weed”, but the seed is readily available from reputable seed companies in Australia.