Red quinoa comes from the Chenopodium quinoa plant in South America. Although known as red quinoa, the seeds can sometimes be brown or purple. Raw red quinoa seeds are oval, flat, and crunchy. Once cooked, they puff up and have a soft but chewy texture. Because quinoa is eaten and processed in a similar way to traditional […]

Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is a type of edible seed that comes in various colors including black, red, yellow, and white. The plant has been cultivated for about 5000 years and is indigenous to the Andean regions After the seeds are harvested they undergo processing to remove the natural saponins, a bitter-tasting chemical compound coating the exterior

Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”) is a type of edible seed that comes in various colors including black, red, yellow, and white. The plant has been cultivated for about 5000 years and is indigenous to the Andean regions After the seeds are harvested they undergo processing to remove the natural saponins, a bitter-tasting chemical compound coating the exterior

Chia seeds come from the herbaceous plant Salvia Hispanica L., best known for its high omega-3 content. They are a powerful superfood used in energy drinks for thousands of years. Chia seeds were a staple for ancient Aztecs and Mayans; they used to mix water and lime to make an energy drink quite popular at that time.