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The specific epithet quinoa is a borrowing from the Spanish quinua or quinoa, itself derived from Quechua kinuwa. The Incas nicknamed quinoa chisiya mama, which in Quechua means "mother of all grains". [25]
Mama Quinoa (Mother of quinoa grain; a.k.a. Quinoa mama, Quinua mama) was the goddess of quinoa grain. Incas worshiped her fervently at the beginning of each planting season. The quinoa grain, or quinoa, was one of their main crops, and for 6,000 years it has been the staple food of the inhabitants of the Andes.
Quinoa, the "mother grain" of the Incas, was the only food crop in the highlands that experienced sustained growth during the 1970s and 1980s. Cultivation of quinoa, which grows only above 2,000 meters, jumped from 15,640 hectares producing 9,000 tons in 1980 to 45,800 hectares producing 21,140 tons in 1984, and production continued to expand ...
The DGA recommends that at least half of the total grains you eat in a day come from 100% whole grains. It’s recommended that adults consume at least three 1-ounce servings of whole grains per day .
A 16-oz. (one pound) bag of Village Harvest premium whole grain quinoa costs $3.72 for per bag at Wal-Mart. But a 2-lb. bag of Viva Labs whole grain quinoa will cost you $11.99 on Amazon ...
Others may contain a variety of healthy whole grains, like buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa. Grain-free granolas can also provide fiber from ingredients like chickpea flour or almond flour, Zumpano ...
Quinoa, a common pseudocereal. A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals (true cereals are grasses).Pseudocereals can be further distinguished from other non-cereal staple crops (such as potatoes) by their being processed like a cereal: their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as a cereal.
Quinoa was called the "mother of all grains" and considered sacred by the Inca people. [9] Amaranth was likewise considered sacred by the Aztecs, and was used as part of a religious ceremony, its cultivation being banned by Spanish colonial authorities. [12] Farro grains are mentioned in the Old Testament. [6] [13]