What is Quinoa?
{{speciesbox |name = Quinoa |image = Chenopodium quinoa0.jpg |genus = Chenopodium |species = quinoa |authority = [[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]] |synonyms = {{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; | * ''Chenopodium canihua'' <small>[[Orator F. Cook|O.F.Cook]]</small> * ''Chenopodium ccoyto'' <small>Toro [[John Torrey|Torr.]]</small> * ''Chenopodium ccuchi-huila'' <small>Toro [[John Torrey|Torr.]]</small> * ''Chenopodium chilense'' <small>[[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]]</small> ''[[validly published name|nom. inval.]]'' * ''Chenopodium guinoa'' <small>[[Anton Johann Krocker|Krock.]]</small> * ''Chenopodium nuttalliae'' <small>[[William Edwin Safford|Saff.]]</small> }} |synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2717733 |title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species |accessdate=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925112806/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2717733 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |range_map = Quinoa Ursprung Verbreitung.png |range_map_caption = Natural distribution in red, Cultivation in green }} '''Quinoa''' (''Chenopodium quinoa''; ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|n|w|ɑː}} or {{IPAc-en|k|ɪ|ˈ|n|oʊ|.|ə}}, from [[Quechuan languages|Quechua]] ''{{lang|qu|kinwa}}'' or ''{{lang|qu|kinuwa}}'')<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> is a species of [[goosefoot]] (''Chenopodium''). It is a [[grain]]-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. Quinoa is not a real [[cereal]], or grain, but more of a vegetable, as it is not a member of the [[Poaceae|grass family]]. As a [[Chenopodioieae|chenopod]], quinoa is closely related to [[species]] such as [[beet]]s, [[spinach]], and [[tumbleweed]]s. Its leaves are also eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like [[amaranth]]. Quinoa greens are not widely available for purchase. Quinoa gives high quality [[protein]] and other [[nutrients]]. It has been called a 'superfood'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overall nutrient richness |url=http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tn