Description:
- Quinoa (kin-wah) is a grain like crop derived from South America.
- It is cultivated as a food source for it’s edible starchy seeds and it is species of goosefoot.
- Quinoa is high in protein, containing all nine essential amino acids which are are: isoleucine, leucine, histidine, lysine, methionine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, threonine and valine.
- It also provides a high variety of antioxidants including anti-inflammatory properties.