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Amaranth Seed flour

Currently, the section says that the sample doughs were "pan-proved." However, I spend several years working in various bakeries and the term is "proofed," not "proved." I wanted to put a note here so that anybody who checks my edit will know why I did it, and that I do know what I'm writing about.JDZeff (talk) 23:00, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

History

"After the Spanish conquest, cultivation of amaranth was outlawed" what's the reference for this assertion?

"Huitzilopochtli, whose name means "hummingbird of the left side" or "left-handed hummingbird". (Real hummingbirds feed on amaranth flowers)" Huitzilopochtli was the God of war and the meaning of its name is still subject of discussion. Please give reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AntonioCabo (talk • contribs) 23:07, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nutritional value

Second paragraph: "[...] they are also a complementing source of other vitamins [...]" and in another line too. Does "complementing" = "good" or "complete"??? if so, why not put the clear and simple word "good"? If they mean "complement", what do they complement??

Sorry if my confusion is caused by a lack of nutrition vocabulary.

Excuse me for piggy-backing but I have a nutritional comment too.

Niacin (B3) (6%) 0.923 mg

This means Wikipedia says the rda of niacin is over 6 grams per day! Where are the studies to validate this. AFAIK that is off by a factor 6 or more.

Much of the "Nutrition" section and some of the "Human uses" section is covered, better, in the "Amaranth Grain" page Rweaver (talk) 03:28, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Myth, legend and poetry

Part of this section about the origin of the word amaranth is relevant. But the original meaning in Greek seems to refer to another plant, as the real amaranth comes from Mexico. So perhaps this section should be corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FRZH (talk • contribs) 21:53, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Why does "tampala" redirect here?

Not mentioned in article. Equinox (talk) 22:50, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's a common name for Amaranthus tricolor (and now redirects there). Plantdrew (talk) 02:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]