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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

[AlternativeAnswers] Quinoa Health Benefits

 

Quinoa Health Benefits:

Quinoa is actually seeds of the plant, but it is considered as quinoa
grains, which is highly nutritious and delicious in taste, and
relatively similar to spinach and beet root vegetables, and botanically
known as Chenopodium quinoa. Quinoa seeds are crunchy, creamy and
produce nutty flavor when cooked. Quinoa seeds are found in purple or
black, orange, red, pink varieties and the most common varieties are
transparent yellow seeds, all varieties are edible, nutritious as well.
These protein rich quinoa plants are supposed to be originated from
South America, and cultivated in the Andean mountain regions of Bolivia,
Peru, and Chile. Now, quinoa seeds are one of the popular food
varieties in the United States of America, which has been cultivated in
the regions of Colorado and in other parts of USA, after realizing the
potential health benefits of quinoa seeds.

The most essential phytonutrients found in quinoa seeds are proteins,
amino acids such as tryptophan, valine, cystine, glutamate, lysine,
proline, methionine, isoleucine, arginine, and minerals like, boron,
copper, chromium, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, molybdenum,
manganese, selenium, potassium, sodium, zinc, and Vitamins such as
Vitamin B complex constituents like riboflavin, biotin, thiamin, niacin,
Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin D, and Vitamin E, and antioxidants like
beta carotene, retinol and carotenoids, and other traces of minerals,
vitamins, in addition to carbohydrates, saturated and mono unsaturated
fats, soluble and insoluble dietary fiber, all contribute to promote
general health and prevent various health ailments.

Quinoa Health Benefits include; quinoa seeds are enriched with
riboflavin and magnesium which provide relief from migraine headaches as
it relax blood vessels and improve energy metabolism in the muscles and
in the cells of brain. Quinoa seeds diet prevents atherosclerosis and
improves cardiovascular health, lowers hypertension, reduces
cholesterol, and prevents heart strokes, prevents plaque formation in
arteries and eliminates free oxygen radicals, due to rich content of
magnesium, potassium and catotenoids. The presence of dietary fiber and
other vital nutrients in quinoa seeds prevent the formation calculus in
gall bladder.

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