Amaranth contains a huge amount of vitamin K in one serving—it contains 950% of the Daily Value based on a diet of 2,000 calories a day! vitamin K plays a vital role in blood clotting which speeds up the time of wound recovery. Vitamin K also contributes to healthy bones. Adequate vitamin K content can be difficult to come by in most diets.

You’ll also find an abundance of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps protect and maintain the body’s cells; promote healthy skin, blood vessels, cartilage, and bones; and helps to heal wounds.

Amaranth is a good source of manganese which helps to create and activate enzymes in the body. These enzymes do a variety of things including breaking down or digesting food.
Amaranth contains high complete protein amounts with vital amino acids, in contrast with other protein sources. Amaranth is gluten-free. Amaranth microgreens also contain vitamins A, C, E, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, dietary fiber, calcium, amino acids, antioxidants, minerals and essential lysine.