May - June, 2010
Cover Story
Amaranth - The Super Grain
In pre–Columbia times, grain amaranth was one of the basic foods of
the Inca Empire in Mexico. It was nearly as important as maize and
beans. Thousands of hectares of Aztec, Inca and other farmlands
were planted with grain amaranth. This plant is classified in four
categories: the weed, ornamental, vegetable and grain.













