Information on Quinoa

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Quinoa

Source: booklet on Quinoa

 

We at Quinoa Corpotation are very pleased and excited to introduce and

amazing " new " food. IT is called quinoa (pornaounced Keen-wa), and is a

grain that comes from the Andes Mountaians of Sounth America. Quinoa's

Origins are truly ancient. It was one ot the three stapel foods, along

with corn and potatoes, of the Inca civilization. Quinoa was known then

, and still is known with srespect as the mother grain. We call it the

" supergrain of the future " .

 

Quinoa contains more protein then any other grain; an average or 16.2%

compared with 7.5% for rice, 9.9% for millet, and 14 % for wheat. Some

varieties of quinoa are over 20% protien.

 

Quinoa's protien is of an unusually high quality. IT is a complete

protien, with an essential amino acid balance close to the

ideal....similar to milk.

 

Quinoa's protien ih high in lysine, methionine, and cystine. This makes

it an excellent food to combine with, and boost the protien value of

other grains or soy.

 

Quinao is a rich and balanced source of vitl nutrients. Besides its

unique protien, quinoa also provides starch, sugars, oil ( high in

essintial linoleic acid) fiber, minerals, and vitamins.

 

Quinoa is light, tasty and easy to digest. IT is not sticky or heavy

like most other grains, and it has a delicious flavor all its own.

 

Quinoa is quick and easy to prepare. A whole-grain dish of quinoa takes

just 15 mins.

 

Quinoa is versatile. it can be substituted for almost any grain in

almost any recipe. It looks and tastes great on its ow, or in a dish

from soup to salad.