Chef at 15:22, 25 December 2012

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Chenopodium album is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium. The standard English name is '''Fat-hen'''; other names include '''white goosefoot''', '''lamb's quarters''', '''pigweed''' or '''dungweed''', or more ambiguously as just '''goosefoot'''.

===Culinary uses===
The leaves and young shoots may be eaten as a leaf [[vegetable]], either [[steamed]] in its entirety, or cooked like [[spinach]], but should be eaten in moderation. Each plant produces tens of thousands of black seeds. These are high in protein, [[vitamin A]], [[calcium]], [[phosphorus]], and [[potassium]]. [[Quinoa]] is a closely related species which is grown specifically for its seeds.

As the common names suggest, it is also used as food (both the leaves and the seeds) for chickens, hens and other poultry.
==See also==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium_album

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Chef at 15:22, 25 December 2012