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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