Tony Moody
NSW Agriculture

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 Asian and Exotic Vegetables
AMARANTH - CHINESE SPINACH

Amaranthus tricolour

Chinese: Een Choy, In Tsoi | Japanese: Santonsai | Malay: Bayam

The leaves of Chinese Spinach are mostly green with red colouration in the centre. This produces a reddish juice as they are cooked. Amaranth/Een Choy is marketed in the wholesale markets in bunches of several retail size bunches.

 

Growing conditions: Temperate—Sydney basin.

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Document 3127, submitted 27 January 2000
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