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Quinoa (
/ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/, from
Quechua kinwa or
kinuwa )
[2] is a species of the
goosefoot genus (
Chenopodium quinoa), a
grain crop grown primarily for its edible
seeds. It is a
pseudocereal, similar in some respects to
buckwheat, rather than a true
cereal, as it is not a member of the
true grass family. As a
chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as
beetroots,
spinach and
tumbleweeds. As a member of the
Amaranthaceae family, it is related to and resembles
amaranth, which is also a pseudocereal.
It is high in protein, and is tolerant of dry soil. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) declared 2013 to be the International Year of Quinoa.
[3] Chenopodium formosanum is a Taiwanese variant of Red quinoa that is
endemic to Taiwan, and is widely grown in Eastern and Southern
Taiwanese Aboriginal cultures.