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Botany, Nutritional Value, Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Quinoa
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Quinoa is a climate-resilient food grain crop that has gained significant importance in the last few years due to its nutritional composition, phytochemical properties and associated health benefits. Quinoa grain is enriched in amino acids, fiber, minerals, phenolics, saponins, phytosterols and vitamins. Quinoa possesses different human-health promoting biological substances and nutraceutical molecules. This review synthesizes and summarizes recent findings regarding the nutrition and phytochemical properties of quinoa grains and discusses the associated biological mechanisms. Quinoa grains and grain-based supplements are useful in treating different biological disorders of the human body. Quinoa is being promoted as an exceptionally healthy food and a gluten-free super grain. Quinoa could be used as a biomedicine due to the presence of functional compounds that may help to prevent various chronic diseases. Future research needs to explore the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical aspects of quinoa that might help to control different chronic diseases and to promote human health.
Title: Botany, Nutritional Value, Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Quinoa
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Quinoa is a climate-resilient food grain crop that has gained significant importance in the last few years due to its nutritional composition, phytochemical properties and associated health benefits.
Quinoa grain is enriched in amino acids, fiber, minerals, phenolics, saponins, phytosterols and vitamins.
Quinoa possesses different human-health promoting biological substances and nutraceutical molecules.
This review synthesizes and summarizes recent findings regarding the nutrition and phytochemical properties of quinoa grains and discusses the associated biological mechanisms.
Quinoa grains and grain-based supplements are useful in treating different biological disorders of the human body.
Quinoa is being promoted as an exceptionally healthy food and a gluten-free super grain.
Quinoa could be used as a biomedicine due to the presence of functional compounds that may help to prevent various chronic diseases.
Future research needs to explore the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical aspects of quinoa that might help to control different chronic diseases and to promote human health.
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