Content deleted Content added
→Nutritional value: another more reputable source |
→Nutritional value: very detailed study here that supports the assertions made |
||
Line 124:
Quinoa was important to the diet of [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Andean civilizations]].<ref name=Keen>{{cite book|last=Keen|first=Benjamin|title=A History of Latin America|year=2008|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company|location=Boston, MA|isbn=978-0618783182|page=32|coauthors=Keith Haynes}}</ref> Today, people appreciate quinoa for its nutritional value. Quinoa is considered a [[superfood]].<ref name=Superfood>{{cite web|last=Keppel|first=Stephen|title=The Quinoa Boom Is a Lesson in the Global Economy|url=http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/quinoa-boom-lesson-global-economy/story?id=18643075|work=ABC Univision|accessdate=16 March 2013|date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> [[Protein]] content is very high (14% by mass), yet not as high as most beans and legumes. Quinoa's protein content per 100 calories is higher than brown rice, potatoes, barley and millet, but is less than wild rice and oats.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Wild Rice: The Protein-Rich Grain that Almost Nobody Knows About! - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com | url = http://voices.yahoo.com/wild-rice-protein-rich-grain-almost-nobody-12143888.html?cat=4 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 21 May 2013 }}</ref> Nutritional evaluations of quinoa indicate that it is a source of [[complete protein]].<ref name="oardc.osu.edu">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = http://oardc.osu.edu/6060/Chow-Line-Mother-grain-quinoa-a-complete-protein-%28for-10/5/08%29.htm | url = http://oardc.osu.edu/6060/Chow-Line-Mother-grain-quinoa-a-complete-protein-%28for-10/5/08%29.htm | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 21 May 2013 }}</ref><ref name="SELFNutritionData">{{cite web | title=Nutrition Facts and Analysis of Quinoa, Cooked | url=http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/10352/2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = Quinoa | url = http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-222.html#Table%201 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 21 May 2013 }}</ref> Furthermore, it is a good source of [[dietary fiber]] and [[Phosphorus in biological systems|phosphorus]] and is high in [[Magnesium in biological systems|magnesium]] and [[Iron#Nutrition|iron]]. Quinoa is also a source of [[calcium]], and thus is useful for [[vegan]]s and those who are [[Lactose intolerance|lactose intolerant]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/29/science/q-a-623997.html|title=Calcium and Quinoa|last=Ray|first=C. Claiborne|date=29 December 1998|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref> Quinoa is [[gluten]]-free and considered easy to digest. Because of all these characteristics, quinoa is being considered a possible crop in NASA's [[Controlled Ecological Life Support System]] for long-duration human occupied spaceflights.<ref name="NASA">{{cite web | title=Quinoa: An Emerging "New" Crop with Potential for CELSS | author=Greg Schlick and David L. Bubenheim | work= NASA Technical Paper 3422 | url=http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940015664_1994015664.pdf |publisher= NASA |format=PDF| month=November | year=1993}}</ref>
Quinoa may be germinated in its raw form to boost its nutritional value. [[Germination]] activates its natural enzymes and multiplies its vitamin content.<ref>Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Foods, Catherine Shanahan, MD, Luke Shanahan (2008) pp. 148–151</ref> In fact, quinoa has a notably short germination period: Only 2–4 hours resting in a glass of clean water is enough to make it sprout and release gases, as opposed to, e.g., 12 hours with wheat.<ref>{{
==Cultivation==
| |||