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Quinoa

Quinoa origins from Andes mountain area in South America,is the main traditional cereal of the aboriginal, is recognized as Mother of all grains because of its rich and comprehensive nutrition value.
 

The ideal environment for quinoa is altitude over 3000 meters, that's why Plateau quinoa is top quality.

 


                                         

Quinoa is rich in protein, the content of unsaturated fatty acid in it up to 83%. Also contains many amino acid, including the 9 essential amino acids necessary for human body, and contains variety of mineral elements with high content and Vitamin. But the content of sugar, heat and fat is very low.
 

Quinoa is recommended as space food because of its nutrition, so far it is the unique one that can fulfill all the nutrition needed from human body by only one grain. Qunioa got bellow fame due to its rich and comprehensive nutrition value:

Modern fashion world call it “King of Vegetarian Diet”；

Global nutritionists call it “Gold of Nutrition”, “Super Grain”, “Future Food”;

NASA choose it as “Space Food”;

FAO recommend it as ideal food of human body “Full Nutrition Food”

SUMI Mountain Quinoa rice is derived from SUMI Villa, an organic plantation estate in Tuohai desert under the Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai Province. The average altitude here is 2800 meters, which is close to the environment of the Andes Mountains in South America where quinoa originated. Due to high altitude, less pests and diseases, and suitable environment, SUMISHAN quinoa rice grains are full, grain uniform taste Q bullets, rich nutrition.

 
Nutrition Facts of Quinoa
 

A.  Protein: Quinoa is alkaline food rich in protein, it is very rate that quinoa as a grain contains whole protein, which is normally found on animal. The content of protein is very high, range from 16-22%, our Plateau White Quinoa up to 21%, even equals to beef, which is 20%, and more than milk, which is 16%. Common grain content of protein is around 10%, but quinoa content is even twice of rice, wheat and millet.  
 

B.  Amino Acid: Quinoa contains the essential amino acid by human body, the content of lysine is especially very high,which is not contained by grain, and is good for human body repair and growth.  

C.  Dietary Fiber Dietary fibre content of Quinoa is nearly twice of oat & brown rice , up to 7%, more than oat content, which is know as high dietary fiber content. 

D.   Mineral Substance: Quinoa also contains various mineral substance, like manganese, zinc, magnesium, calcium,copper, iron，potassium, selenium, phosphorus, etc. Manganese, is very important antioxidant, can adjust blood sugar level; Zinc, can strength immune system, improve cell division & revive,very good for brain and intelligence; Magnesium, can reduce cholesterol content of blood serum,prevent risk of angiocardiopathy. Content of calcium & iron is 4 times of wheat.  

E.  Gluten Free: Gluten is a mixture of a series of single proteins, it is common protein for most of people and can be digested easily, but a few people can not, and someone is allergic to gluten. Normally gluten content is high in wheat and rice, thus Quinoa is ideal for people who are allergic to gluten.

F.  Unsaturated fatty acid: Unsaturated fatty acid content of Quinoa up  to 83%, low cholesterol (0 content), low fat, low heat (305 cal/100g), low sugar (GI value 35), is very healthy and safe choice of grain.  

                                    
 

 Application

1. Daily take, like porridge or salad.
2.Raw material of cookie & biscuit.  
3.Nutrition supplements after sports.