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CEREAL COLOUR

maranth is a flamboyant and far from mainstream crop. Its flamboyance comes from its tall, robust growth, red stems and dark leaves and its crowning glory of blood-red feathery flowers that form drooping tassels as the seeds mature. Indeed, this plant is best known to gardeners as an ornamental but it is a dual-purpose edible offering both

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