Amaranth

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Amaranthus

Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) Is a common plant grown for its leaves are consumed as green vegetables that the body needs. These plants come from tropical America but now spread throughout the world. This plant is known as vegetable sources of iron are important. Spinach as a vegetable commonly known only in East Asia and Southeast Asia, so called in English as Chinese amaranth. Content of iron in spinach is relatively higher than other leafy vegetables (iron is a constituent cytochrome, a protein involved in photosynthesis) that is useful for patients with anemia.