Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown as an annual crop chiefly for its protein-rich seeds; despite its cereal-like use, the source describes it as a pseudocereal rather than a true grass. It originated in the Andean region of northwestern South America, first used to feed livestock an estimated 5,200 to 7,000 years ago and eaten by people 3,000 to 4,000 years ago in the Lake Titicaca basin of Bolivia and Peru. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionAndean region of northwestern South America (Lake Titicaca basin, Bolivia and Peru) 2 The atlas's crop-class enum has no separate pseudocereal value; classed as cereal for lack of a closer fit, though the source itself states quinoa is not a grass. Domesticated When (Circa)livestock feed circa 5,200 to 7,000 years ago; human consumption circa 3,000 to 4,000 years ago (Lake Titicaca basin) 2 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
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1. Quinoa (Wikipedia)
- lead: a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop
- lead: grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds
- lead: first used to feed livestock 5,200-7,000 years ago
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It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds
Lead section, scientific name
Chenopodium quinoa
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It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds
Lead section, domestication region
originated in the Andean region of northwestern South America
Lead section, domestication date
It was first used to feed livestock 5,200-7,000 years ago, and for human consumption 3,000-4,000 years ago in the Lake Titicaca basin of Bolivia and Peru.
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Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown as an annual crop chiefly for its protein-rich seeds; despite its cereal-like use, the source describes it as a pseudocereal rather than a true grass.
lead description or Wikipedia lead (primary-uses)
It is a herbaceous annual plant grown as a crop primarily for its edible seeds; the seeds are high in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins and dietary minerals especially potassium and magnesium in amounts greater than in many grains.
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