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<\/a><\/p>\nQuinoa is native to all the countries of the Andean region and has an exceptional balance of\u00a0proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.<\/b><\/p>\n
A\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0published in\u00a0Food Science and Technology<\/i>\u00a0concludes that the consumption of this pseudocereal for at least 30 days can be considered beneficial in\u00a0preventing and treating risk factors connected to cardiovascular diseases.<\/b>\u00a0Furthermore,\u00a0research<\/a>\u00a0published in the\u00a0Food Chemistry<\/i>\u00a0journal assert that quinoa has around 10% of fibre in its composition, being 22% from the same soluble fibre, and the remainder, which makes up the vast majority, insoluble fibre; in other words,\u00a0it benefits digestive and intestinal health<\/b>.<\/p>\n Without a doubt, quinoa is a\u00a0superfood<\/i>\u00a0because there are even\u00a0scientific observations<\/a>\u00a0on their\u00a0chemopreventive and anticarcinogenic effect<\/b>.<\/p>\n Also, it has polyphenols with a\u00a0high antioxidant capacity<\/b>\u00a0(study<\/a>\u00a0published in\u00a0Journal of Food Lipids<\/i>) and, according to the\u00a0Harvard School of Public Health<\/a>\u00a0it reduces the risk of premature death<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The oldest archaeological samples found in Tehuac\u00e1n (Puebla, Mexico) tell us that our ancestors cultivated amaranth, from the years 9000 BC to 5000 BC. It is believed that its peak was during the Mayan and Aztec periods, and that the Incas of Peru took longer to recognise its importance.<\/p>\n This beautiful plant with a purple hue and abundant leaves hides great health benefits, which due to Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s (Spanish conquistador who in 1519 prohibited the cultivation of amaranth and ordered that the crops of this plant be burned or crushed, among many other barbarities), remained in a lethargic state as a food crop for many years.<\/p>\n The most important characteristic of amaranth is, without a doubt,\u00a0its high nutritional value.<\/b>\u00a0Although comparisons are odious, it is true that amaranth has proven to be a pseudocereal capable of reaching and exceeding the nutritional values of conventional cereals; as happens with its protein concentration that is higher than corn, rice or wheat and a lower amount of carbohydrates than the three. As a vegetable, amaranth leaves surpass the nutritional values of spinach in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and ascorbic acid.<\/p>\n Recently, certain\u00a0authors<\/a>\u00a0have detected that certain proteins of amaranth contain various amino acids with\u00a0antihypertensive and anticarcinogenic activities<\/b>. Furthermore, amaranth is an\u00a0antioxidant<\/b>\u00a0and strengthens the immune system.<\/p>\n It is not unusual that it is recognised as the ideal food for astronauts!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A\u00e7ai is considered by many to be the elixir of youth. For centuries, the berries of this fruit were consumed exclusively in the rain forest of South America by the indigenous people of the Amazon, who included them in their diet as an essential food, in addition to using them as a natural medicine to treat skin diseases and to cure digestive illnesses.<\/p>\n A study at the University of Florida by Professor Stephen Talcott found that the\u00a0a\u00e7ai berry destroyed human cancer cells thanks to its richness in antioxidants<\/b>.\u00a0His findings<\/a>, published in the\u00a0Journal of Agricultural Food and Chemistry 2006<\/i>, showed that up to 86% of leukaemia cells analysed responded to the berry by self-destructing. Furthermore, a\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0published by the American Cancer Society in 1989 showed that a\u00e7ai\u00a0stops the in vitro growth of prostate cancer cells up to 80%<\/b>.<\/p>\n Its health benefits are many, since not only is it rich in antioxidants but it also provides\u00a0omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, amino acids, minerals, vitamins and large amounts of beta-sitosterols<\/b>.<\/p>\n We hope that this introduction to what superfoods are and why quinoa, amaranth and a\u00e7ai are part of this classification on their own merits, has helped you understand a little bit more about their origin, benefits and scientific studies, and about everything, to know why superfoods can help to improve human health.<\/p>\nAmaranto<\/b><\/h2>\n
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