Tricolor Quinoa 250g Organic

Blend of three different varieties of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), a plant native to South America and belonging to the same family as spinach and beetroot.
It is mostly cultivated, but it has also grown spontaneously for thousands of years in the Andes, the mountain range of South America.
From a nutritional standpoint, quinoa is an almost complete food , with a very high content of high biological value and almost complete proteins . In particular, it is rich in lysine , an amino acid lacking in cereal grains.
Quinoa contains mainly low-glycemic carbohydrates and healthy fats. In descending order, it contains the following minerals: potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium , selenium, sodium, iron , zinc, and copper.

How to use:
Quinoa seeds require thorough cleaning before being used, to eliminate saponin , a bitter and antinutritional substance.
However, it is excellent used in grain soups or combined with legume soups. It is cooked according to the following rules:

Cooking time: 10 / 15 min
Water/cereal ratio: 2/1

However, since it is a small cereal with a not excessively hard consistency, it can be used as is in the preparation of bread, in the amount of approximately 5%.

Certifying body: Bioagricert Srl
Certification details. It Bac 017963