Health Effects. 1  These numbers do not include the U.S. civilians or others who traveled through sprayed regions, Vietnamese who worked on bases where herbicides were stored and handled; or Vietnamese who were exposed after the war at âhot spotsâ of dioxin residue in southern Vietnam.
Amaranth is a rose-red color that is the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.The first written use of amaranth as a color name in English was in 1690.maranth is a rose-red color that is the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.
1 Its seeds are a good source of protein. 2  Compared to grains, amaranth is unusually rich in the essential amino acid lysine. 3  Common grains such as wheat and corn are comparatively rich in amino acids that amaranth lacks; thus, amaranth and grains can complement each other.maranth seed flour has been evaluated as an additive to wheat flour by food specialists. To determine palatability, different levels of amaranth grain flour were mixed with the wheat flour and baking ingredients (1% salt, 2.5% fat, 1.5% yeast, 10% sugar and 52â74% water), fermented, molded, pan-proofed and baked.