Quinoa is expensive. Why is quinoa better than ordinary rice?

Abstract: quinoa has become an online celebrity coarse grain. What exactly is quinoa "wheat"?

Quinoa (Li Yin) I believe that everyone is not very familiar with quinoa, what kind of food is quinoa? Maybe many people don't know much about this food. Here I will talk to you about quinoa.

What is quinoa?

Quinoa is not familiar to many friends, so what on earth is quinoa? In fact, people do not know about quinoa mainly because quinoa is not a native food in China. Quinoa is native to the Indian mountains of South America. Quinoa is mainly red, white and black in color. Quinoa is regarded as the most suitable food for people to eat.

Quinoa is rich in nutrition, quinoa is also very easy to cook, easy to digest food, and we often eat rice taste is not the same, there will be a light fragrance. It is rich in a variety of essential nutrients, especially the protein content is very high, which is comparable to that of beef. Secondly, it is also rich in a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, among which lysine in quinoa is very rare in other plants. Dietary fiber is rich, and it is a low-fat, low-sugar food, so it is very suitable for people to eat.

How to use quinoa?

Talking about the benefits of so much quinoa, how on earth should quinoa be eaten? Quinoa cooking is actually very convenient, can be made into porridge, can also be made into steamed rice. In particular, quinoa and fish are made into quinoa soup, because the special aroma of quinoa can remove the fishy smell of fish, so it is very suitable for making fish soup.

Quinoa can also be beaten into milk, and then mixed with fruit, soybean milk, the taste is also very good. Some people like to drink quinoa tea, the practice of quinoa tea is actually very simple, just stir-fry quinoa, force out the aroma of quinoa, and then can be used to make quinoa tea.

Having said so much about the benefits of quinoa, quinoa has already been planted in some parts of our country, but the quality of quinoa will be greatly affected because of the different planting areas. The price of quinoa on the market should be quite high at present. Imported quinoa needs 80 to 100 yuan per jin, domestic quinoa with better quality also needs about 50 yuan per jin, and those of poor quality need about 20 yuan per jin. Such prices are still much higher than ordinary grain prices.

Many domestic growers have also taken a fancy to the market potential of quinoa, and many areas have begun to introduce quinoa. The most suitable area for quinoa planting in China should be Qinghai. The quality of quinoa planted in Qinghai is better, and the price will naturally be higher. However, there are also plants in other areas, such as Jinchang, Gansu, which is very suitable for growing quinoa. If you are interested in quinoa, you can learn more about quinoa.

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