‘‘Pepitas (semillas)’’

In Mexico and Spain, known as nuggets or pipes to seeds of different plant species, particularly those of Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata and C. pepo, popularly known as the three pumpkin. They are edible and are eaten roasted. Are prepared by soaking in saturated salt water, and placing them on a griddle toasting with salt are also used to prepare a variety of mole known as pepián or pipián.
Depending on how food is prepared, and after it was cooked, the seeds are presented with skin or without it, the peel is bright, and the seed itself dark green, or olive.
The seeds can be agglomerated to form a crowbar.

‘‘Amaranth’’

The cultivation of amaranth or Huautli in America dates back to more than seven thousand years. Some authors claim that the Maya would be the first to cultivate it and then gradually they were doing Aztecs and Incas. Amaranth, quinoa and corn plants were considered sacred. The Spanish banned its cultivation as resented that used in rituals.
In fact, any food not to speak of the Bible was put into doubt on their suitability as food.

Today growing Quinoa and Amaranth are taking a boom as they are rediscovering their large estates. Besides occur in traditional countries like Mexico, Peru and Bolivia and there are others that have been put to work as China, the U.S. and India.

‘‘Huaje’’

The huaje is one of the best options for livestock feed because it has a high protein content: 30 percent like soy, plus it tolerates drought, the team of teachers RISEMP Institute of Technology Ciudad Altamirano (ITCA), exclusive conference for South Awakening.

They explained that in the region of Tierra Caliente purchase concentrate for livestock feed, but is very expensive and does not provide the desired gain.

A strong limitation that exists in agricultural regions of the country is the lack of improved pastures of higher nutritional value more conducive animal performance. Under conditions of dry or humid tropics is the problem even greater food shortages. However, it has a legume forage species well adapted to drought conditions, called huaje and for good adaptation and productivity features is a good alternative in animal feed, both rainfed and irrigated.

Cattle meat or milk can be eaten directly from the pasture for the browsed, but can also be cut and green directly into the animal feed or as ground.

The huaje is a legume forage plant bush type, which naturally abounds in our country and livestock grazes. It is very digestible, with high percentage of protein, resistant to grazing and soil fertilizer.

The huaje has the distinction of fixing nitrogen in the soil air. Nitrogen is the most expensive fertilizer exists.

The teachers explained: "What the huaje is to fertilize the land on which it is sown, and around pastures are always green."

Livestock in the Tierra Caliente region can become a platform using the huaje agroexport.