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unusual facts about Quinoa


Quinua

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), a species of goosefoot grown as an edible crop


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Apium virus Y

In host range studies the virus causes local lessions on Chenopodium quinoa and C. amaraticolor (Amaranthaceae).

Chenopodium berlandieri

Although widely regarded today as a weed, this species was once part of the eastern agricultural complex of prehistoric North America, and was a fully domesticated pseudocereal crop, similar to the closely related quinoa C.

Kinwamayu

Kinwamayu (Quechua kinwa a plant (Chenopodium quinoa), mayu river, hispanicized spelling Ccuenhuamayo) is a river in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Victor Fajardo Province, Huancapi District.

Mash ingredients

Buckwheat and quinoa, while not grains, both contain high levels of available starch and protein, while containing no gluten.


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