Grain

Puff

Amaranth puffs are seeds dry-popped over heat until they burst into tiny white, crisp beads—lighter than popcorn and denser in number per handful. Mexican alegría binds puffs with honey or sugar syrup into bars; modern snacks eat them plain or mixed into trail mixes. Home-pop in a hot dry pan with a lid, shaking constantly; seeds that do not pop stay hard and should be sparse. Puffs soften if humid—seal well. They bring crunch to yoghurt, salads, and chocolate bark without strong sweetness of their own.

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Puffed Amaranth

Characteristics

Preparations

Bound In SyrupCoatedMixedPopped

Traits

AiryCrispCrisp BeadCrunchyDry PoppedLightMildSnack Form

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 343

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 2.49 g
Saturated Fat 0.53 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.49 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.22 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.17 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 66.5 g
Dietary Fibre 6.11 g
Total Sugars 0.97 g
Complex / starch 59.1 g
Protein 10.5 g
Water 11.4 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 343 kcal
Water 11.4 g
Carbohydrates 66.5 g
- Sugars 0.97 g
- Starch 59.1 g
- Fibre 6.11 g
Protein 10.5 g
Fat 2.49 g
- Saturated Fat 0.53 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.22 g
  - Omega-3 0.12 g
Vitamins 57.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.32 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.13 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.25 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 29.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.78 mg
- Vitamin K 1.9 µg
Minerals 361 mg
- Major Minerals 359 mg
  - Calcium 62 mg
  - Sodium 5.17 mg
  - Potassium 292 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.32 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.1 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.13 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.61 · vitamin-b6: 0.25 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 29.8 · vitamin-e: 0.78 · vitamin-k: 1.9 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.17 · Potassium: 292 · Calcium: 62 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Puff of Amaranth: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1000 BCEMX

Popped amaranth featured in Mesoamerican ritual foods and later in alegría sweets.

1900MX

Street and market vendors standardised honey-bound amaranth puff bars.

1990

Packaged puffed amaranth entered global health-snack aisles.