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Amaranth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (800 words)
	Amaranth grain is a crop of moderate importance in the Himalaya.
	Amaranth was used in several Aztec ceremonies, where images of their gods (notably Huitzilopochtli) were made with amaranth mixed with honey.
	Amaranth greens, also called called quelite, Chinese spinach, or by their Cantonese name yin tsoi ( Chinese : èè; pinyin : xiÃ ncÃ i), are a common leaf vegetable in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and are eaten in Mexico.

Amaranth (557 words)
	Amaranth is used as a general term for all members of the plant genus Amaranthus (family Amaranthaceae).
	Amaranth was used in several Aztec ceremonies, where images of their gods were made with Amaranth mixed with honey.
	Amaranth is a dark red to purple dye once used for colouring food but now banned by the FDA.

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