QUINOA (chenopodium quinoa)

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	QUINOA
	*chenopodium quinoa*

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QUINOA

Scientific Name
chenopodium quinoa

QUINOA

Castilian: quinoa, quinua, canigua,

English: quinoa

Quinoa is original of the Andean region in South America, where it has been an important food during 6000 years. He is resistant and it grows very well in the heights, so it is possible to be cultivated in the $andes up to 4000 meters. Quinoa grows better in dry earth affluent and requires one season increasing relatively long. He is also susceptible to a disease of the leaf in Eastern North America that can reduce to harvest success this venfermedad also attacks the leaf of the Chenopodium, this is much more resistant.

The similar species of Chenopodium probably grew in North America, before maize agriculture got to be popular. Chenopodiums was also used in Europe like green food. The album of Chenopodium that has a distribution scattered in the United States produces the eatable seeds and wanting much more green Quinoa, but in lower amounts. The care is due to have when harvesting the seeds, because when growing in fields agricultural heavy fertilized that it can accumulate the dangerously high concentrations of nitrate.

In colonial times, quinoa was despised by the Spanish colonizadores like "alimento for indios", but in times more cultured than the grain it has come to be appreciated extremely for its nutritious value. The desemejantes wheat or the rice, quinoa contains a complement filled with the amino acids that the human body cannot take place, doing eatable exceptionally complete thing.

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Photo	Product	Buy	Price
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	CHAMPU CABELLOS SECOS Shampoos of 300 ml Algologie Cosmetic Shampoo	Shopping Cart	9,87 €
	GEL SUERO FITOMAR QUINOA ALOE Gels of 500 ml Algologie Cosmetic Bath	Shopping Cart	12,10 €
	GEL ESPECIAL DERMO PROTECCIÓN Gels of 500 cc Algologie Cosmetic Bath	Shopping Cart	12,10 €
	QUINOA BIOLOGICA Package of 500 gr El Granero Integral Dermatology Skin	Shopping Cart	2,67 €
	ESCALOPAS QUINOA BORRAJA BIO Package El Granero Integral Several Others	Shopping Cart	3,46 €
	COPOS QUINOA BIO (250 gr) Package of 250 gr El Granero Integral Several Others	Shopping Cart	2,16 €
	ECOMIL QUINOA INSTANT BIO Package of 400 gr NUTRIOPS Several Others	Shopping Cart	12,00 €
	ECOMIL QUINOA Package of 1 Lt NUTRIOPS Several Others	Shopping Cart	2,68 €

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