Quinoa Nutrion facts & benefits

Quinoa nutrition facts

Quinoa a plant originated from the Andes region and cultivated for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived, has been known for its nutritional value among the native people for a very long time,  known as the mother of all grains to the Incas.

The quinoa nutrition facts show a very impressive range of content in quinoa, loaded with minerals and vitamins it should be noted that quinoa protein is one of the few complete plant protein in existence making this a ideal plant to add to the diet of a vegan or vegetarian. 

Quinoa protein value is also quite high in terms of percentage, making up to 20% of the seeds as a high quality quinoa protein. It should also be noted that quinoa has a low fat content and the carbohydrate content are complex carbs.

Quinoa is a great source for several of the vitamins and minerals, among them is iron, something that is lacking in vegan his or her diet but it should be noted that man always have to watch iron intake.

Quinoa calories can be compared to wheat in terms of weight/calory ratia, while the quinoa calories are not really low or high in general to compare with it should be noted that quinoa will absorb a fair amount of water when cooked so a cup of uncooked quinoa will be a lot more than expected when you finish it. 

So I would probaly rate quinoa calories about similar as pasta or rice but then you also have to consider the fact that quinoa protein is a far higher ratio/weight then wheat protein or rice protein and far better quality

The difference is in what quinoa has in store for you compared to other sources of carbs like normal pasta or rice (of course it is possible to use quinoa pasta to and I would highly recommend you try quinoa pasta as a change, it can be a great way of adding it to the diet if you don’t really like the regular quinoa) 

the quinoa health benefits are quite more interesting than the regular wheat or rice products. Among them is the higher quinoa protein content but the minerals alone would be worth considering the addition to the diet.

Among a good source of iron quinoa benefits also include as a good source of magnesium, phosphor, potassium, zinc and vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6….

Quinoa health benefits don’t stop there, as many people have a problem with gluten they should be delighted to know that quinoa is gluten free source of carbohydrates.

Due to the many quinoa health benefits it should be noted that even the United nations declared 2013 as the international year of Quinoa, so clearly they recognize the potential for quinoa to,

With quinoa growing on the rocks far in the mountains in the Andes region one should wonder if the quinoa plant can be used in distant regions and can the quinoa nutrition be used to save people from  starvation in places few other things can grow ?