This listing is for 100+ Red Amaranth - (Amaranthus cruentus) seeds. This is the species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. You get a big pinch of seeds ensuring you get a good start of this plant. This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. The seeds are eaten as a cereal grain. They are black in the wild plant, and white in the domesticated form. They are ground into flour, popped like popcorn, cooked into a porridge, and made into a confectionery called alegría. The leaves can be cooked like spinach, and the seeds can be germinated into nutritious sprouts. - wiki Take control of your health by growing Amaranth with this amazing high protein ancient native grain. Thank you for Looking!