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Article: Keen on protein? Power up with quinoa
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
- Article date:
- April 2, 2008
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In most cookbook indexes, the "Q" section is either tiny or
nonexistent. Not so, however, in "The Complete Whole Grains
Cookbook." The reason: quinoa.
Judging from the buzz about the nutritional benefits of this
ancient grain, you might soon be seeing bigger "Q" sections in a lot
of other cookbook indexes.
So what is quinoa (KEEN-wah), and why is it called a
"supergrain"?
Technically, it's a seed, from a plant related to amaranth and
spinach. It's of South American origin.
Not only is quinoa higher in protein than most grains, it's also
one of the rare vegetable sources of complete protein. It's high in
manganese, iron and dietary fiber; half a cup of it counts as almost
two servings of ...