Amaranth News & Research

By HerbaZest Editorial Team | Updated: Mar 12, 2024

Keep reading more about what does amaranth do for you to learn how keeping it in your medicine closet and kitchen pantry can help you reap its medicinal benefits.

Whole Grains Improve Energy Balance Regulation in Middle-Aged People Whole Grains Improve Energy Balance Regulation in Middle-Aged People
  • 08 Feb 2017
  • USA
  • Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
  • Karl, P. et al
  • Clinical trial
  • 81 adults
  • 8 weeks
Andean Grains Confirmed to Be Excellent Sources of Phenolic Compounds Andean Grains Confirmed to Be Excellent Sources of Phenolic Compounds
  • 01 Jan 2009
  • Finland
  • MTT Agrifood Research Finland
  • Repo-Carrasco-Valencia, R. et al
  • In vitro study
  • 19 varieties of Andean grains
  • 1 year
Amaranth Extract Increases Levels of Nitric Oxide in the Body Amaranth Extract Increases Levels of Nitric Oxide in the Body
  • 28 Dec 2015
  • India
  • Syncretic Clinical Research Services
  • Subramanian, D. et al
  • Randomized clinical trial
  • 16 males
  • 48 hours
Heart-Protective Effects of Amaranth Oil Identified by a Study Heart-Protective Effects of Amaranth Oil Identified by a Study
  • 05 Jan 2020
  • Russia
  • Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Martirosyan, D. et al
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • 125 obese adults
  • 3 weeks
Amaranth Flour Bread Helps Reduce Anemia Prevalence in Children Amaranth Flour Bread Helps Reduce Anemia Prevalence in Children
  • 28 Sep 2020
  • Ethiopia
  • Hawassa University
  • Loha, E. et al
  • Randomized controlled trial
  • 100 children with anemia
  • 6 months
Amaranth Oil Shows Protective Effects on Skin from UV Radiation Amaranth Oil Shows Protective Effects on Skin from UV Radiation
  • 11 Jul 2017
  • Poland
  • Medical University of Bialystok
  • Wolosik, K. et al
  • In vitro
  • Human fibroblast cells
  • 24 hours
Plant-Based Protein May Increase Longevity Plant-Based Protein May Increase Longevity
  • 13 Jul 2020
  • USA
  • NIH's National Cancer Institute
  • Huang, J. et al
  • Cohort study
  • 416,104 adults
  • 16 years
Amaranth's Peptides Found to Have Antihypertensive Properties Amaranth's Peptides Found to Have Antihypertensive Properties
  • 04 Sep 2018
  • Argentina
  • National University of La Plata
  • Sabbione, A. et al.
  • In vitro
Viability of Yacon and Maca as Flour Substitutes for Baking Viability of Yacon and Maca as Flour Substitutes for Baking
  • 12 Jan 2016
  • Brazil
  • Federal University of Technology - ParanĂ¡
  • Lazaretti Tormena, M. et al
  • Human trial
  • 12 adult tasters
  • One day
Whole Grains Linked to a Longer Life Whole Grains Linked to a Longer Life
  • 05 Jan 2014
  • USA
  • Harvard School of Public Health
  • Wu, H. et al.
  • Cohort
  • 110,000 adults
  • 26 years