Quinoa has a high nutritional value and is suitable for all people to supplement their nutrition. But there are also some cases need to be avoided, red quinoa and black quinoa seeds are hard, not very suitable for people with poor intestinal digestion, this kind of people can eat more white quinoa.

Quinoa is a whole grain whole nutrient complete protein alkaline food, quinoa as a quinoa plant its protein content is comparable to beef, and its quality is no less than the meat protein and milk protein.

Quinoa contains a rich variety of amino acids, in addition to the nine essential amino acids necessary for human beings, but also contains many non-essential amino acids, especially lysine, which is not found in most crops, and contains a rich variety of minerals and high content, as well as a variety of vitamins needed for normal human metabolism, cholesterol-free and gluten-free, with a low level of sugar content, fat content and calorie content.

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Quinoa is native to the Andes Mountains of South America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and other mountainous regions at high altitude. With a certain degree of drought, cold and salt tolerance, the growth range is about sea level to about 4500 meters above sea level on the plateau, the most suitable height for the altitude of 3000-4000 meters above sea level in the plateau or mountainous areas.

Quinoa is a traditional staple food of the Indians, almost the same time as rice was tamed with more than 6,000 years of planting and eating history. Quinoa has a fairly comprehensive nutritional profile, and quinoa's texture and flavor are easy to accept. In quinoa this nutritious food nourished by the South American Indians created the great Inca civilization, the Incas will quinoa as the mother of grain.

The Americans introduced quinoa to NASA as early as the 1980s, as the astronauts' daily rations, and the FAO recognized quinoa as the only single crop that can satisfy all the nutritional needs of mankind, and carried out quinoa's promotion and publicity. 2013 is the United Nations designated the International Year of Quinoa. The year 2013 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Quinoa to call attention to food security and nutritional balance.

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