Technical file of Amaranth or Kiwicha www.munditrades.com

1. MUNDITRADES
TECHNICAL FILE OF AMARANTH
1. GENERAL INFORMATION:
Amaranth or Kiwicha was domesticated in the prehispanic age, approximately from 2.000 BC.
In Peru, Amaranth is found in the coast, in the mountains and in the high jungle at 3.500
meters above sea level.
It is organically grown, due to the special climatological characteristics of the ecological soils of
Peru.
Even though it is a small plant, it is abundant: one plant can produce more than 100.000 seeds
four to six weeks after the sowing.
Its zenith fame arrived in 1985 when NASA used Amaranth in the food diet of the astronauts,
because of its big properties conservation capacity during long time in outer space.
In Peru, seasonality offer is the whole year.
2. DESCRIPTION:
Amaranth is a dicotyledon plant, known as Amaranthus caudatus Linnaeus, from the family
Amaranthaceae.
The Amaranth that we offer belongs to the varieties Noel Vietmeyer and Óscar Blanco;
Amaranth is exported dry and without husk.
Amaranth has a high protein proportion (16%).
It is the cereal with the greatest content of lysine (soya and other cereals present lacks of
lysine).
In comparison with other cereals, it also contains a higher content of calcium, phosphorus, iron
and vitamines A and C.
It is a very digerible and nutritious seed, due to its high content of essential amino acids.
Its fiber, in comparison with wheat and other cereals, is thin and soft.

2. Rough composition of 100g of raw Amaranth:
Amaranth
Calories (Cal)
Water (g)
Proteins (g)
Fat (g)
Carbohydrates (g)
Fiber (g)
Ash (g)
377,000
12,000
13,500
7,100
64,500
2,500
2,400
Vitamins and minerals composition of 100g of raw Amaranth:
Components Amaranth
Calcium (mg)
Phosphorus (mg)
Iron (mg)
Vit. B1 (Thiamine)(mg)
Vit. B2 (Riboflavin)(mg)
Vit. B5 (Niacin)(mg)
Sodium (mg)
Magnesium (mg)
Manganese (mg)
Potassium (mg)
Nickel (mg)
Copper (mg)
Zinc (mg)
1.700,000
453,000
75,000
0,300
0,230
1,450
370,000
2.890,000
222,000
5.800,000
24,000
80,000
40,000
Essential amino acids content table in grams for 100g of proteins:
Essential amino acids Amaranth
Lysine
Histidine
Threonine
Methionine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Tyrosine
Phenylalanine
6,200
2,800
3,700
2,300
3,900
5,900
4,100
4,300
3. PRESENTATION:
Amaranath dry and without husk.
4. PACKAGING:
Laminated polypropylene 25 kg bags with UV protection.
5. STORAGE:
Storing at low humidity under 90% and at moderate temperature.