"reventar" semillas

Question

In an article about amaranth (amaranto), there are two sentences using "reventar." In the dictionary, "reventar" means "burst." But I'm struggling to see how "burst" makes sense.

1) Para explotar su gran potencial alimenticio, aplicaron sus conocimientos técnicos a su cultivo y domesticación, logrando reventar la semilla para facilitar su digestión y potenciar su valor proteico. 2) Por ejemplo, se comen en tamales, atoles y alegrías (barras dulces hechas con semillas de amaranto reventadas mezcladas con miel o piloncillo).

Burst??

Answer 1

In this case, I believed, reventar o estallar is used as pop similar to the popcorn's popping. The seed grows and grows until is pop this way it is easy to digest and get all the nutrients.

that's a good suggestion, thanks. I don't know if my confusion has more to do with a lack of understanding about the nature of seeds and/or cooking with them than it does with confusion about the language.. - malbecblend, Mar 27, 2015