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Descriptions

A species of the Chenopodium genus which is the source of edible seed called quinoa. It contains makisterone A and other STEROIDS, some having ECDYSTEROID activity on insects. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa") has been cultivated in the Andean highlands since 3,000 BC. Its small, very nutritious seeds resemble millet and are very versatile in cooking.

Quinoa may rarely induce symptoms of food allergy in sensitised individuals. Copyright Copyright © 2006 Phadia AB. Source: ImmunoCap, ImmunoCap

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Chenopodium quinoa
Part Display Name
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-07-11
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Quinoa

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Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
zh-CNChinese (China)昆诺阿藜
Synonyms: 奎奴亚藜;奎藜籽;藜属
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Chenopodium quinoa
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)Tšiili hanemalts
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
it-ITItalian (Italy)Chenopodium quinoa
Synonyms: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Chenopodium quinoa
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Chenopodium quinoa
Synonyms: Киноа (Chenopodium quinoa)
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)Chenopodium quinoa
Synonyms: quinoa
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)Chenopodium quinoa
Synonyms: Quinoa , Rf347, f347
fr-FRFrench (France)Quinoa Ac
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Chenopodium quinoa
Synonyms: Komosa ryżowa (Chenopodium quinoa)
el-GRGreek (Greece)Chenopodium quinoa (Κινόα)
Synonyms: Chenopodium quinoa (Κινόα)