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amaranth

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q421074
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Summary

amaranth is a type of chemical entity[1]. amaranth ranks in the top 4% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,920 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: [Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c4ccc(N=Nc1c2ccc(cc2cc(c1O)S([O-])(=O)=O)S([O-])(=O)=O)c3ccccc34[3]
  • Chemical formula: C₂₀H₁₁N₂Na₃O₁₀S₃[4]
  • Subclass of: chemical compound[5]
  • Has use: food coloring[6], indicators and reagents[7], dye[8]
  • Commons category: Amaranth (dye)[9]
  • Has part(s): sodium[10], carbon[11]
  • Different from: Amarant[12], amaranth[13]
  • Mass: 603.926890392 dalton[14]
  • Medical condition treated: bacterial infectious disease[15]

Why It Matters

amaranth has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] amaranth is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). amaranth. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/amaranth-q421074
MLA “amaranth.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/amaranth-q421074.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_amaranth-q421074_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{amaranth}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/amaranth-q421074}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Def2010 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bs', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'lt', 'n
    Sitelink count → 25
    Chemical structure → Amaranth Na-Salz.svg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Chemical structure: Amaranth Na-Salz.svg"
  2. 17w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
    Medical condition treated → bacterial infectious disease
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37300|batch #37300]]"
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