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INDUS FARMS (TM)
ORGANIC QUINOA
Net Weight / pack, 1 pound
Quinoa is a gluten free whole grain food. The American Celiac Sprue Association lists quinoa as "consistent with a gluten free diet. Versatile, it can be substituted for any grain, used whole as a hot cereal or ground into flour. Adds moisture to baked goods." The Canadian Celiac Foundation also lists quinoa as an allowed food on the gluten-free diet. In the Canadian Celiac Association's, 'Celiac News Articles', Dr. J. A. Campbell says, "Quinoa is a very nutritious grain and therefore a very useful alternative to wheat, rye, barley and oats in the diet of Celiacs."
Our Quinoa is heart healthy and an excellent source of dietary fiber providing 11g (45% daily value) per serving. It is a good source iron, vitamin E, riboflavin (B2), vitamin B6, magnesium, and zinc; very low in sodium, saturated fat free, and cholesterol free. According to the FDA, "Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods, and low in saturated fats and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers."
Quinoa has the best amino acid profile of all grains, including lysine and threonine, that are rarely found in cereal grains. The Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) of the United Nations rated the nutritional quality of quinoa's protein similar to casein (milk protein).
Quinoa Amino Acid Profile Per 45 gram Serving:
• Alanine 238mg • Leucine 309mg
• Arginine 213mg • Lysine 244mg
• Aspartic Acid 378mg • Methionine 69mg
• Cysteine 56mg • Phenylalanine 201mg
• Glutamic Acid 645mg • Proline 238mg
• Glycine 233mg • Serine 284mg
• Histidine 174mg • Threonine 185mg
•Hydroxyproline 40mg • Tyrosine 123mg
• Isoleucine 179mg • Valine 222mg
Use Organic Quinoa as you would rice. It is delicious as a main grain dish, with beans, with vegetables, as a hearty breakfast cereal, in stuffing vegetables, in soups or salads. Quinoa can also be used in making a variety of delicious and nutritious desserts and puddings. Quinoa can even be freshly ground into flour for more versatility. Place 3/4 cup of Quinoa in a blender and grind 3 to 5 minutes until it becomes fine flour; equals 1 cup flour. Use to make delicious, wheat and gluten free desserts, pastries and baked goods.
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