How is red quinoa grown organically? The Field Turtle Project grows health-promoting red quinoa
Seeking Sponsor Subscribers
Field Turtle Project currently has 5 rural elderly farmers growing various healthful whole grains organically, and the freshly harvested healthful red quinoa is open for sponsor subscriptions. Each love unit is 1000 yuan, and you receive 1000 grams of healthful red quinoa (250 per pack * 4), with free home delivery. Please contact project host Teacher Huang at [email protected]
Product Story
Field Turtle No. 2's healthful red quinoa was sown on 2014/9/4 without success, and after resowing on 2014/10/10, it finally grew smoothly. Harvesting began on 2015/1/10 and finished on 2014/1/31. The entire growing period was about 100 days. Because red quinoa matures unevenly, it had to be harvested in batches, then after 7 days of threshing the red quinoa, sun-drying the red quinoa and other manual processing, it was hulled by machine and then vacuum-packed. Red quinoa has no bird damage problem, because the outer hull is coated with a layer of saponin; after red quinoa is hulled, there is no saponin; but before cooking, it must be rinsed clean in a sieve, to avoid a soil taste and bitter taste.
Field Turtle Project's healthful red quinoa has a firm texture and a nutty flavor. It can be cooked like rice, but it will expand to 4 times its original size, and the outer edge of the quinoa grain will turn into a translucent white ring. Red quinoa contains all 9 amino acids essential to the human body, and is regarded as a "complete protein." It has more high-quality protein than any other grain, and more calcium than milk. If vegetarians worry about lacking protein from not eating meat, they can use red quinoa instead of meat and potatoes to supplement protein, because 100 grams of red quinoa has 14 grams of protein. The lysine in red quinoa helps tissue growth and repair, and it is also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium and potassium and other elements. Because it is gluten-free, it is a healthful whole grain for those with poor digestion or dietary allergies. The United Nations designated 2013 as the International Year of Red Quinoa, encouraging countries lacking food to eat more red quinoa, to supplement the shortage of meat protein.