Best Food Quinoa

What is quinoa?

Quinoa is an annual seed-producing flowering plant (Chenopodium quinoa) grown as a grain crop. It is a pseudocereal, not a grass as are wheat and rice. It is botanically related to spinach.

Nutritionally, Quinoa seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and dietary minerals in amounts greater than in many grains. It is gluten-free. Quinoa is cultivated in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia, Argentina, and Peru where it originated; in Colorado; and in six European countries.

Since nutrient-rich quinoa is drought resistant and grows well on poor soils without irrigation or fertilizer, it's been designated a "super crop" by the United Nations for its potential to feed the hungry poor of the world.

Most of the energy in a cup of cooked quinoa comes from carbohydrates. However, it also provides protein, which is of a higher quality than similar products because it provides lysine, an amino acid missing in corn, wheat and grains.

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Note : NASA has shown interest in quinoa, recommending it be considered as an ideal food on long space flights.