Have you ever seen albumen grass whose nutritional value is higher than that of sorghum and corn?

At first glance, it looks a bit like cockscomb, but it is not. It is a high-quality forage called grain amaranth, also known as Qiansui Gu. It is an annual plant of the genus amaranth of the amaranth family.

Grain amaranth is native to tropical Central and South America, and its nutritional value is very high. The content of crude protein in fresh grass can reach 2%, so grain amaranth is also called "protein grass".

Grain amaranth stems and leaves are tender and juicy, fragrant and delicious, rich in nutrition, is a high-quality feed for livestock and poultry, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, rabbits all like to eat, but also an excellent green feed for fish.

The seed of amaranth is also a high-quality fine feed for poultry.

Grain amaranth stem erect, obtusely ribbed, simple, alternate, Obovate or ovate-elliptic.

Grain amaranth is rich in protein and fat, especially famous for its high protein and lysine content. according to the analysis of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the total nutritional value of grain amaranth is 1.66 times higher than that of sorghum and corn.

Grain amaranth is a kind of high-yield crop with rich nutrition, which is used for both grain, feed, vegetable and ornamental.

(photography / Shangshan)

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