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Quinoa is a South American plant grown for it's edible seeds and greens. It is tolerant of low pressure up to 4000 meters above sea level. The quinoa seeds contain high levels of protein with a nearly complete set of amino acids[1].

References

  1. ↑ NASA Technical Paper on Quinoa http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19940015664_1994015664.pdf


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