苋菜又叫千穗谷、西蕃谷、天星苋,为苋科苋属一年生草本植物。具有适应性广、管理方便、再生力强、生长迅速、产量高、适口性好等特点。苋菜植株高大,高达3～3.5米,1亩饲用苋菜可产青绿茎叶万斤以上。其茎叶营养丰富,含粗蛋白质15％,蛋白质中赖氨酸占5.5％,是猪、鸡、鸭、鹅、兔的好饲料。饲用苋菜亩产籽200～300斤。苋菜籽还可加工制成油茶、糖果等营养食品。 Amaranth, also known as Chishui Gu, Xi Fan Valley, Starrya, Amaranthaceae is an annual herb. With wide adaptability, easy management, strong regeneration, rapid growth, high yield, palatability and so on. Amaranth plant tall, up to 3 to 3.5 meters, 1 acre of amaranth can produce green stems and leaves more than pounds. Its nutrient-rich stems and leaves, containing 15% of crude protein, lysine protein accounted for 5.5%, is a good feed for pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits. Amaranth mu produce seeds 200 ~ 300 pounds. Amaranth seeds can also be processed into camellia, candies and other nutritional food.