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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa; / ˈkiːn.wɑː, kiˈnoʊ.ə /, [2][3][4] from Quechua kinwa or kinuwa) [5] is a flowering plant in the amaranth family. It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins and dietary minerals in amounts greater than in many grains. [6]
Amaranth is a herbaceous plant or shrub that is either annual or perennial across the genus. [5] Flowers vary interspecifically from the presence of 3 or 5 tepals and stamens, whereas a 7- porate pollen grain structure remains consistent across the family. [5] Species across the genus contain concentric rings of vascular bundles, and fix carbon ...
Amaranthus caudatus (also known as Amaranthus edulis[2] and Amaranthus mantegazzianus[2]) is a species of annual flowering plant. It goes by common names such as love-lies-bleeding, [3] pendant amaranth, [4] tassel flower, [3] velvet flower, [3] foxtail amaranth, [3] and quelite. [citation needed]
Just two ingredients (green lentil flour and organic quinoa flower) make up these Ancient Harvest Protein Red Lentil Rotini. This pasta has a nutty flavor from the especially tasty quinoa tossed ...
Flowers lack petals, have 5 stamens and a round, green ovary with a 2-parted style at the tip that is not divided all the way to the base. Cupping the flower is a green calyx with 5 lobes 0.5 to 1.5 mm long and variable shape: triangular or egg-shaped, strongly keeled, blunt to rounded at the tip and thin and papery around the edges.
There is a reason quinoa is a super grain: A half-cup contains almost 15% of the magnesium you need in a day. Plus, it’s rich in plant-based protein and fiber to relieve constipation, stabilize ...
Green Peas. Green peas are a starchy vegetable rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber, offering 4.5 g per 1/2-cup cooked serving. ... quinoa, buckwheat, green peas, whole-wheat pasta and black ...
Chenopodium is a genus of numerous species of perennial or annual herbaceous flowering plants known as the goosefoot, which occur almost anywhere in the world. [3] It is placed in the family Amaranthaceae in the APG II system; older classification systems, notably the widely used Cronquist system, separate it and its relatives as Chenopodiaceae, [4] but this leaves the rest of the ...