Quinoa Health Benefits

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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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