Chenopodium quinoa Willd

Quinoa belongs to Chenopodiaceae. Edible plants of Chenopodiaceae are rare (spinach and beet are Chenopodiaceae). Most of our daily Cereals, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley and sorghum, belong to the Gramineae family. The nutritive and edible value of quinoa is higher than that of most cereals, perhaps because it is a unique Chenopodiaceae plant. Quinoa, known as super grain, has become one of the most potential crops.

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is searching for food crops of closed ecological life support system (CELSS) suitable for human long-term space missions. The mysterious quinoa is "rediscovered" in the Andes mountains. NASA has made a detailed and comprehensive study on quinoa and found that it has extremely high and comprehensive nutritional value, which is almost unmatched in the plant and animal kingdom The contents of trace elements such as white matter, minerals, amino acids, cellulose and vitamins are higher than those of ordinary food, which perfectly matches the basic material requirements of human life activities. The most important thing is that quinoa is a rare and ancient species without artificial genetic improvement in food crops. It has been bred in nature according to the laws of biological nature for thousands of years. It can be said that it is the most natural food. The gift of nature is not only healthy food but also safe food for astronauts who have been flying in space for a long time. NASA has listed quinoa as an ideal food for human migration to outer space in the future.