Quinoa originated in high-altitude areas of South America, which is the traditional staple food of local indigenous Indians. In recent decades, it has been paid more and more attention because of its outstanding nutritional value. Quinoa is called super food because of its extremely comprehensive nutrients, which almost contains most of the nutrients needed by the human body. This is very rare in natural food. Interestingly, the United Nations declared 20 13 as the year of quinoa to promote human nutrition and health and food safety. Let's be specific.

Like many other miscellaneous grains, quinoa has more dietary fiber, with the content as high as 7. 1%. The ratio of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber is also better. Quinoa has a low glycemic index, which is rare in staple foods with a low glycemic index (below 55). Another advantage of quinoa is that it contains no gluten, so people who are allergic to gluten are blessed.

The fat content of quinoa is about 6%, and most of them are unsaturated fatty acids, mainly linolenic acid, linoleic acid and oleic acid, which are very beneficial to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

The outstanding nutritional value of quinoa is protein. The protein content of quinoa is above 16%, and the protein content of beef is only about 20%. In particular, quinoa contains all essential amino acids, especially lysine, which is not found in most plant proteins. In addition to soybean protein, it is second to none in the plant world.

Quinoa also contains most vitamins and minerals needed by human body, especially B vitamins, which are high in calcium, magnesium and potassium, and are especially suitable for people with metabolic chronic diseases.

So many nutrients appear in a plant, especially in the staple food (soybeans are also good, but soybeans are high in fat and anti-nutrients and cannot be used as staple food). No wonder quinoa is called super food, and it is not surprising that it is sought after in the era of national health care. However, quinoa has one disadvantage, that is, it is expensive.

Quinoa, commonly known as grey cabbage in China, is a variety with developed panicle and high grain yield. Quinoa is an excellent representative of "functional food" aimed at reducing human chronic diseases. Its functional components are mainly minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, plant hormones and antioxidants, especially for protecting the cell membrane of brain neurons.

Since ancient times, quinoa has been used as a functional food to treat pain, inflammation and internal injuries and improve the performance of track and field athletes. It has the effects of balancing nutrition, enhancing body function, restoring physique, regulating immune and endocrine systems, improving stress ability, preventing and treating cancer, and losing weight, and is especially suitable for adjuvant treatment of chronic diseases such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and heart disease.

Quinoa is a whole grain with high nutritional value. It is not only rich in trace elements such as protein, calcium, iron, zinc and vitamin E, but also contains functional components to improve people's nutritional level and prevent many diseases. Quinoa has the characteristics of high protein, high fiber, high vitamins, low fat and low sugar, and is rich in total polyphenols, saponins, flavonoids and polysaccharides, which plays an important role in the research and development of functional foods, cosmetics, medicines and biological pesticides.