الوصف

kn.goosefoot grain seeds. It is a buckwheat, rather than a true true grass family. As a beetroots, tumbleweeds. As a member of the amaranth, which is also a pseudocereal. After harvest, the seeds must be processed to remove the coating containing the bitter-tasting amaranth, but commercial availability of quinoa greens is limited.

lysine and acceptable quantities of calcium, phosphorus, and iron.^[3] It is high in protein, and is tolerant of dry soil. TheFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) declared ***3 to be the International Year of Quinoa.^[4]Chenopodium formosanum is a Taiwanese variant of Red quinoa that is Quinoa originated in the Peru, Ecuador, Chile,^[5] and was domesticated 3,**0 to 4,**0 years ago for human consumption in the Lake Titicaca basin, though archaeological evidence shows a non-domesticated association with pastoral herding some 5,**0 to 7,**0 years ago.^[6]

maizeagriculture became popular.^[7] Fat hen, which has a widespread distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, produces edible seeds and greens much like quinoa, but in smaller quantities.