The tutor offers a quick comparison: the ancient grain quinoa vs a modern favourite.

In yesterday’s post I started about ancient grains and why they might be growing in popularity. As I mentioned, quinoa is one my we’ve adopted to our table.

Here’s a quick comparison between quinoa and durum wheat; durum is a favourite among grains eaten today:

While the common nutrients are useful to consider, I believe that often, the less-documented properties of a food can be very important. Both durum and quinoa may well contain other health-promoting molecules that are not commonly discussed. Furthermore, they likely contain different ones. Hence the importance of variety in the diet.

I’ll be continuing about ancient grains, as well as modern ones, in coming posts:)

Sources:

nutritionvalue.org(durum)

nutritionvalue.org(quinoa)

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