{"id":10303,"date":"2015-05-08T20:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T20:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=10303"},"modified":"2015-05-08T20:55:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T20:55:33","slug":"ancient-grains-cont-quinoa-vs-durum-wheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/ancient-grains-cont-quinoa-vs-durum-wheat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient grains, cont: quinoa vs durum wheat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tutor offers a quick comparison: the ancient grain quinoa vs a modern favourite.<\/h1>\n

In yesterday’s post<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick comparison between quinoa and durum wheat; durum is a favourite among grains eaten today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
nutrient (% rda)<\/td>\nquinoa (per 100g)<\/td>\ndurum wheat (per 100g) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
protein<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
carbohydrate<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fat<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iron<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
magnesium<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n36<\/tr>\n
zinc<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I’ll be continuing about ancient grains, as well as modern ones, in coming posts:)<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

nutritionvalue.org(durum)<\/a><\/p>\n

nutritionvalue.org(quinoa)<\/a><\/p>\n

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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