Kañiwa
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Chenopodium pallidicaule, sometimes known as Cañihua, Canihua, Kañiwa, is a species of goosefoot, similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa
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It has important beneficial characteristics including: tolerance of high mountain conditions, high protein
content,high antioxidant capacity and phenolic content and a lack of the saponin
s which complicate quinoa use.
However, its domestication
is not complete, and non-uniformity of grain ripening is a limitation.
Quinoa
Quinoa , a species of goosefoot , is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family...
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It has important beneficial characteristics including: tolerance of high mountain conditions, high protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
content,high antioxidant capacity and phenolic content and a lack of the saponin
Saponin
Saponins are a class of chemical compounds, one of many secondary metabolites found in natural sources, with saponins found in particular abundance in various plant species...
s which complicate quinoa use.
However, its domestication
Domestication
Domestication or taming is the process whereby a population of animals or plants, through a process of selection, becomes accustomed to human provision and control. In the Convention on Biological Diversity a domesticated species is defined as a 'species in which the evolutionary process has been...
is not complete, and non-uniformity of grain ripening is a limitation.