One of the main food staple of the Incas, quinoa, has been classified by the United Nations as a “super-crop,” since it contains more protein than any other grain, 16.2% compared to the second-highest, wheat, with 14%. Quinoa contains all eight essential amino acids as well as iron, calcium, vitamin E and B, among other healthy nutrients.
Communities in the region of Puno, high in the Altiplano, cultivate organic red quinoa, which is supervised and certified by NIISA Corporation for its export to the world. The community members are excited with the new techniques they had learned from NIISA in order to avoid the use of fertilizers and pest-control products. This may be the beginning of a new era for one of the sacred crops of the Incas, known as “Mother Grain,” which researches in Germany and Austria have concluded that it will be the food of the future.
http://elcomercio.pe/impresa/notas/navidad-sabor-quinua-canihua/20091211/379929
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15749697
http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/25216592/Quinoas-Natural-Comeback
http://www.quinoa.net/
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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