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Quinoa: What Is, Uses, Benefits, Content, and Safety

What Is Quinoa?

Quinoa is a South American native grain. Quinoa is believed to have been around in the Andean region of Bolivia and Peru for thousands of years. In botanical terms, it is a pseudo-cereal — not a real grain, but a fruit. The seeds are orbicular and planar, with a maximum length of 4.0 mm. They can be white as well as gray and black.

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