QUINOA
chenopodium quinoa
QUINOA
chenopodium quinoa
Castilian:
quinoa
,
quinoa
, canigua,
English
:
quinoa
.
Quinoa
originates in the Andean region in South
America
, where it
has
been an important food for 6000 years. It is resistant and grows well in the heights, so they can grow in the Andes up to 4000 meters.
Quinoa
grows best in either dry land and requires relatively long growing season. It is also susceptible to
a
disease
of the road in eastern North
America
that can reduce successful harvest. This venfermedad also
attacks
the leaves of the
Chenopodium
, this is much more resistant.
The species are likely alike
Chenopodium
grew in North
America
, before farming
corn
became popular. Chenopodiums
was
also used in Europe as green food.
Chenopodium
album that
has
a
widespread distribution in the United States produces edible seeds and
Quinoa
wanting more green,
but
in lower amounts. Care must be taken to reap the seeds, because growing up in heavily fertilized agricultural fields that can accumulate dangerously high concentrations of nitrate.
In colonial times,
quinoa
was
scorned by the Spanish colonizers as "food for Indians, "
but
in times more cults that the grain
has
become highly valued for its nutritional value. The Unlike
wheat
or
rice
,
quinoa
contains
a
full complement of amino acids that the human body can not take place, making it an unusually complete food.
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