Mother of all grains, Quinoa

[bravo301]

does anybody here have any experience using Quinoa???......... from an outright appearence it seems to live up to its name, mother of all grains and should make for an ideal addition to any SHTF pantry ......... your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa
http://www.naturalnews.com/008096.html
https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information_center/all_about_grains/all_about_grains_quinoa.htm



Quinoa, uncooked Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy 1,539 kJ (368 kcal)
Carbohydrates 64 g
Starch 52 g
Dietary fibre 7 g
Fat 6 g
polyunsaturated 3.3 g
Protein 14 g
Water 13 g
Thiamine (Vit. B1) 0.36 mg (28%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.32 mg (21%)
Vitamin B6 0.5 mg (38%)
Folate (Vit. B9) 184 μg (46%)
Vitamin E 2.4 mg (16%)
Iron 4.6 mg (37%)
Magnesium 197 mg (53%)
Phosphorus 457 mg (65%)
Zinc 3.1 mg (31%)

[bluak47]

plant it store it share the seed.

best source of plant protein period.