More protein than beef per acre, banned by Conquistadors, erased from every farm
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| Mexico invented chocolate helped by gods |
- Mind you, ancient Mexicans are the same people who gave the world chocolate or xocolatl (bitter cocoa water), which they called Theobroma cacao, "The food of the gods." Who were these celestial visitors or "gods," who pointed out the potent nutritional seeds and delicious flavor of the cacao fruit?
Amaranth delivered complete protein, survived drought, and fed 20 million people. Then in 1519, Spanish Conquistadors made growing it punishable by death in Mexico and the Americas.
They did so not because it failed but because it was so valuable it was considered "the body of the gods" [devas, celestial "light beings," alien visitors, helpers, rulers].
Amaranth contains 13-14% complete protein with all 9 essential amino acids, one of the very few vegan plant sources of a complete protein, along with quinoa.
Amaranth produces more usable protein per acre than cattle grazing and thrives in conditions where wheat dies.
The Aztecs mixed it with honey to create tzoalli—sacred dough shaped into gods, worshipped, and eaten for supreme nourishment.
To the European Spanish invaders, this was demonic and cannibalistic. To modern agriculture, it's a threat.
By 1970, amaranth had nearly gone extinct. Today it is sold as a $30-a-pound (lb) superfood in health food stores while wheat and corn—both harmful and incomplete proteins—dominate 90% of global grain production.
The amaranth ban ended, but the seed companies never brought it back. This is the story of how religion, colonial conquest, and industrial agriculture buried the most nutritious grain in the Americas.
🔍 IN THIS DOCUMENTARY:
- Why amaranth was banned under penalty of death (2:15)
- The complete protein the Aztecs discovered (4:30)
- How Spain weaponized food to destroy a civilization (6:45)
- Why modern agriculture still refuses to grow it (10:30)
- Where amaranth survived for 500 years in hiding (12:00)
- Florentine Codex (Bernardino de Sahagún, 1600)
- Aztec tribute records and archaeological cultivation data USDA nutritional database comparisons
- Robert Rodale's Organic Gardening research (1975)
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture yield studies
⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational and historical purposes only. Always consult qualified professionals before making dietary changes. Historical events are presented based on documented sources and scholarly research.
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