In which areas of China is quinoa mainly planted? When will the harvest be ripe?

Quinoa, which originated in the Andes in South America, is known as the "mother of food" by the ancient Incas. It has a history of eating and growing for 5000 to 7,000 years. So in which areas are quinoa mainly planted in China? When will the harvest be ripe?

Main growing areas of quinoa

Quinoa has the characteristics of cold tolerance, drought tolerance, barren tolerance, saline-alkali tolerance and so on. The main producing areas of quinoa in China are Lanzhou, Qinghai, Shanxi and other places. The current planting area is about 100000 mu, but it is increasing year by year. It is estimated that the total output will reach about 300000 mu in 2017.

When will quinoa be ripe for picking?

Generally speaking, quinoa is generally sown in April, long leaves in May, uprooting in June and July, flowering in August, grain filling in September, harvest in October, and harvest in some places in mid-late September.

Market price of quinoa

The market price of quinoa ranges from 30 yuan to 100 yuan per jin, depending on its quality. Quinoa is drought-tolerant and saline-alkali tolerant. The higher the altitude is, the better the quality of quinoa is.

Nutritional efficacy of quinoa

In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) designated the International year of Quinoa as the "perfect fully nutritious food for mankind". It was called the lost ancient "nutritional gold" by international nutritionists and loved by vegetarians as the "king of vegetarians".

Quinoa is an easy-to-ripen and digestible food with a unique taste and a hint of nutty or ginseng fragrance. it has the functions of balanced supplement, enhancement of body function, repair of physique, regulation of immunity and endocrine, improvement of stress ability, prevention of disease, anti-cancer, weight loss, adjuvant treatment and so on. It is suitable for all groups to eat, especially for chronic diseases such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease and so on. As well as infants and young children, pregnant women, children, students, the elderly and other special physique and life irregular people.

However, quinoa is not eating as much as possible, but in the right amount, 50 grams a day can meet the basic nutritional needs of the human body.