Amaranth is an inexpensive, easy-to-grow, and readily available vegetable, commonly used in Vietnamese family meals. It can be consumed boiled, in soups, or prepared in various other ways.

Amaranth comes in many varieties such as common amaranth, red amaranth, or white amaranth, and contains a full range of vitamins and minerals, especially iron, calcium, potassium, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, PP, and amino acids...

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Amaranth contains 2-3 times more iron than beef.

According to the nutritional information table of the National Institute of Nutrition, 100g of white amaranth contains about 6.1mg of iron, 2-3 times more than beef, which is good for people with anemia. Red amaranth or common amaranth has a higher iron content.

In terms of calcium content, green amaranth has significantly more calcium than red or white amaranth. 100g of green amaranth contains 341mg of calcium, while red or white amaranth contains 288mg.