There is a kind of grain crop, which has a long history of cultivation in the mainland, known as the "king of grain" and "prince of nutrition", with a large planting area, very drought-tolerant, suitable for planting in the inland water-scarce areas in the north of the mainland, it is quinoa.
Quinoa is native to the Andes region of Latin America, and the world's main producing areas are Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and other places, and is the staple food of the Indians, and is cultivated in large quantities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Quinoa is grown in a very large area in mainland China, including Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places.
There are many names for quinoa, and there are different names in various places, such as South American quinoa, quinoa, quinoa, etc., which is an annual herbaceous grass of the genus Amaranthaceae.
Quinoa has excellent growth characteristics, it is very cold-tolerant, drought-tolerant, barren and salinity-tolerant, has super stress resistance, can be planted from sea level, up to 4500 meters above sea level in plains, hills and high mountain slopes, super adaptability, as long as there is a normal seed, it can germinate and grow.
The characteristics of quinoa cultivation do not need to be mentioned again, because it has super survivability, adaptability is super strong, and it grows normally everywhere and has a high yield.
The nutritional value of quinoa is extremely high, and it has surpassed all food crops, and is praised by consumers as "golden grain", "king of grain", "prince of nutrition", and "protein food".
In the daily life of food, the highest protein content is legumes, and quinoa content is higher than them, quinoa protein content is about 14%, which is twice as high as rice, higher than eggs, which is rare, and the quality of protein is also very good, better than eggs.
From the perspective of the composition and structure of amino acids, cereals such as rice, flour, corn, etc., are usually lacking in lysine, methionine and phenylalanine, while the protein of quinoa is rich in these amino acids, so the protein utilization rate in quinoa is the highest in food and food.
At present, consumers are vegetarians, so they need to get more plant-based protein, and quinoa is a good choice for vegetarians to supplement protein, which can provide vegetarians with the richest plant-based protein.
Quinoa is not only high in protein, but also rich in vitamins and minerals, such as B vitamins, vitamin E is 30 times the content of rice, as well as magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, manganese and other minerals that are beneficial to the human body, and its mineral content is higher than that of all cereal grains, especially the content of iron, which is the most abundant food.
Quinoa is also rich in dietary fiber and a variety of unsaturated fatty acids, it is used as a grain economy, often eaten, very effective in regulating the body's blood lipids, is the elderly and middle-aged people, especially those with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the ideal staple food.
Quinoa as a high-quality grain food, peeled quinoa seeds have a variety of colors, in the market common white is more, black and red are less, a variety of colors are very bright, made of rice, the fragrance is rich and tangy, very attractive.
Quinoa food, different colors can be mixed together to eat, more delicious and healthy, white quinoa is the most common, the yield is the highest, the smell is relatively light, but the taste is very soft and glutinous, the red color of quinoa and black color quinoa, the seeds are relatively hard, you need to soak in water before eating to cook rice, very chewy, hard texture, you need to cook longer time when cooking.
When eating quinoa, it can be cooked with rice, glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans and other grains to cook rice or porridge, which is richer in color, fragrant, good in taste, and more nutritious, which is better than eating alone.
At present, the price of domestic common quinoa is high, compared with the last century, the output is 70% less, it is the grain crop that has been forgotten by the public in the rural areas at present, resulting in the planting area decreasing year by year, the market supply is small, the market price per catty is as high as 10 yuan, much more expensive than all grain crops, very not cheap.
Quinoa due to the country's economic development in recent years, a large number of farmers in the countryside have gone to the city to work, resulting in this valuable food crop, the number of growers has been greatly reduced, the yield is low, it is a seriously neglected excellent food crop, its protein content is higher than eggs, and rice is boiled and eaten, becoming the main food method of consumers at present.
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