Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Other Name
- Amaranthus,Pigweed, Rajgira
- Botanical Name
- Amaranthus
- Plant Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Part Used
- seed
- Ingredients
- Amaranth
- Food Additive Number
- E 123, INS 123
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Constituents
Amaranth important constituents as squalene, tocopherols, phenolic compounds, phytates, and vitamins.
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Uses
Amaranth are used in various culinary preparations. Popped grains are used in the form of puddings or mixed with sugar syrup to make sweet balls (laddoo). the grains can be used in the preparation of breads, biscuits, flakes, cake, pastry, crackers, ice- cream and lysine rich baby foods. Amaranth oil, containing ‘squalene’ a cosmetic ingredient and skin penetrant. Amaranth is used for ulcers, diarrhea, swelling of the mouth or throat, and high cholesterol.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance