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The homeland of amaranth is America, where the plant was known for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spaniards on the continent. The locals considered amaranth a symbol of immortality and called it the "golden grain of God", "wheat of the Aztecs", "bread of the Incas". In terms of breadth of consumption, the plant surpassed corn and was used not only for nutrition, but also in various rituals.