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Identification & Functionality
- Country of Origin
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Amaranth Flour
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Highlights
Amaranth was a staple food of the Aztecs, domesticated between 6,000 and 8,000 years ago. It’s a small and tender seed with a delicate, crunchy pop and distinctive peppery, herbal and nutty flavor. It’s high in protein and contains more than three times the average amount of calcium. It’s also high in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium while being the only grain documented to contain vitamin C.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applications
Popular in cereals, breads, muffins, crackers and pancakes. It can be used as an exceptional thickener for sauces, soups, stews, and even jellies.
Properties
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Nutritional Information
- Granulometry Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Foreign Material | None | — | — |
| Infestation | None | — | — |
| Moisture Content | max. 14 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Aerobic Plate Count | max. 50,000 | per gram | — |
| Coliforms | max. 500 | per gram | — |
| E.coli | max. 10 | per gram | — |
| Yeast and Mold | max. 500 | per gram | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Energy | 375.0 | kcal/100g | — |
| Total Fat | 7.02 | g/100g | — |
| Total Saturated Fat | 1.459 | g/100g | — |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 | g/100g | — |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 | mg/100g | — |
| Carbohydrates | 65.25 | g/100g | — |
| Total Dietary Fiber | 6.7 | g/100g | — |
| Total Sugars | 1.69 | g/100g | — |
| Added Sugars | 0.0 | g/100g | — |
| Protein | 13.56 | g/100g | — |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 | mcg/100g | — |
| Calcium | 159.0 | mg/100g | — |
| Iron | 7.69 | mg/100g | — |
| Potassium | 508.0 | mg/100g | — |
| Sodium | 4.0 | mg/100g | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Particle Size (On a U.S. #50) | 0.0 | % | — |
| Particle Size (On a U.S. #80) | max. 5 | % | — |
| Particle Size (On a U.S. #100) | 5 - 25 | % | — |
| Particle Size (On a U.S. #140) | 35 - 55 | % | — |
| Particle Size (On a U.S. #200) | 60 - 85 | % | — |
| Particle Size (Through a U.S. # 200) | 20 - 45 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
Packaged in 20 Kg. Heat sealed Kraft paper bags. Also available in 25 lbs., 25Kg, 50 lbs. and 2000 lbs. bulk totes. Packaging complies with USDA and FDA requirements.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 18 months
- Storage Conditions
18 months from the manufacturing date, in original sealed packaging. Store at ambient temperature and low humidity, free from infestation.