Overview
People take quinoa by mouth for high levels of blood fats called triglycerides and cholesterol, pain, urinary tract infections, and weight loss.
In foods, quinoa is used to make flour, soups, and beer. Quinoa is also used in foods to replace grains like wheat for people who need to avoid gluten, like those with celiac disease.
How does it work ?
Uses & Effectiveness ?
Insufficient Evidence for
- Obesity. Early research suggests that eating quinoa does not help to lower blood sugar, blood fats, or blood pressure in overweight men.
- Health problems after menopause. Early research suggests that eating quinoa does not help to lower blood sugar or blood fats in postmenopausal women.
- Celiac disease.
- High levels of a blood fat called triglyceride.
- Insect repellent.
- Pain.
- Urinary tract infection.
- Weight loss.
- Other conditions.
Side Effects
Special Precautions and Warnings
Allergy to other foods used as grains: Quinoa may cause an allergic reaction in people who are sensitive to foods used as grains, such as buckwheat, wheat, and rice. If you have allergies to grains, be sure to check with your healthcare provider before using quinoa.
Interactions ?
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Dosing
Berti C, Riso P, Brusamolino A, Porrini M. Effect on appetite control of minor cereal and pseudocereal products. Br J Nutr 2005;94(5):850-858. View abstract.
Berti C, Riso P, Monti LD, Porrini M. In vitro starch digestibility and in vivo glucose response of gluten-free foods and their gluten counterparts. Eur J Nutr 2004;43(4):198-204. View abstract.
Bhargava A, Shukla S, Ohri D. Chenopodium quinoa-An Indian perspective. Industrial Crops Prod. 2006;23(2006):73-87.
Dijkstra DS, Linnemann AR, van Boekel TA. Towards sustainable production of protein-rich foods: appraisal of eight crops for Western Europe. PART II: Analysis of the technological aspects of the production chain. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2003;43(5):481-506. View abstract.
Gonzalez JA, Roldan A, Gallardo M, Escudero T, Prado FE. Quantitative determinations of chemical compounds with nutritional value from Inca crops: Chenopodium quinoa ('quinoa'). Plant Foods Hum Nutr 1989;39(4):331-337. View abstract.
Linnemann, A. R. and Dijkstra, D. S. Toward sustainable production of protein-rich foods: appraisal of eight crops for Western Europe. Part I. Analysis of the primary links of the production chain. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2002;42(4):377-401. View abstract.
López de Romaña G, Graham GG, Rojas M, MacLean WC Jr. [Digestibility and protein quality of quinua: comparative study of quinua (Chenopodium Quinoa) seed and flour in children]. Arch Latinoam Nutr 1981;31(3):485-497. View abstract.
Ma WW, Heinstein PF, McLaughlin JL. Additional toxic, bitter saponins from the seeds of Chenopodium quinoa. J Nat Prod 1989;52(5):1132-1135. View abstract.
Ruales J, de Grijalva Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Nair BM. The nutritional quality of an infant food from quinoa and its effect on the plasma level of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in undernourished children. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2002;53(2):143-154. View abstract.
Astier C, Moneret-Vautrin DA, Puillandre E, Bihain BE. First case report of anaphylaxis to quinoa, a novel food in France. Allergy. 2009;64(5):819-20. View abstract.
Berti C, Riso P, Brusamolino A, Porrini M. Effect on appetite control of minor cereal and pseudocereal products. Br J Nutr 2005;94(5):850-858. View abstract.
Berti C, Riso P, Monti LD, Porrini M. In vitro starch digestibility and in vivo glucose response of gluten-free foods and their gluten counterparts. Eur J Nutr 2004;43(4):198-204. View abstract.
Bhargava A, Shukla S, Ohri D. Chenopodium quinoa-An Indian perspective. Industrial Crops Prod. 2006;23(2006):73-87.
De Carvalho FG, Ovídio PP, Padovan GJ, Jordão Junior AA, Marchini JS, Navarro AM. Metabolic parameters of postmenopausal women after quinoa or corn flakes intake--a prospective and double-blind study. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2014;65(3):380-5. View abstract.
Dijkstra DS, Linnemann AR, van Boekel TA. Towards sustainable production of protein-rich foods: appraisal of eight crops for Western Europe. PART II: Analysis of the technological aspects of the production chain. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2003;43(5):481-506. View abstract.
El-Qutob López D, Bartolomé Zavala B, Ortiz I. Cross-reactivity between buckwheat and quinoa in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis caused by wheat. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2014;24(1):56-7. View abstract.
Garcia-Mazcorro JF, Mills D, Noratto G. Molecular exploration of fecal microbiome in quinoa-supplemented obese mice. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2016;92(7). pii: fiw089. View abstract.
Gonzalez JA, Roldan A, Gallardo M, Escudero T, Prado FE. Quantitative determinations of chemical compounds with nutritional value from Inca crops: Chenopodium quinoa ('quinoa'). Plant Foods Hum Nutr 1989;39(4):331-337. View abstract.
Granda L, Rosero A, Benesova K, Pluhácková H, Neuwirthová J, Cerkal R. Content of selected vitamins and antioxidants in colored and nonpigmented varieties of quinoa, barley, and wheat grains. J Food Sci. 2018;83(10):2439-2447. View abstract.
Gullón B, Gullón P, Tavaria FK, Yáñez R. Assessment of the prebiotic effect of quinoa and amaranth in the human intestinal ecosystem. Food Funct. 2016;7(9):3782-3788. View abstract.
Hong J, Convers K, Reeves N, Temprano J. Anaphylaxis to quinoa. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013;110(1):60-1. View abstract.
Li L, Lietz G, Bal W, Watson A, Morfey B, Seal C. Effects of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) consumption on markers of CVD risk. Nutrients. 2018;10(6). pii: E777. View abstract.
Linnemann, A. R. and Dijkstra, D. S. Toward sustainable production of protein-rich foods: appraisal of eight crops for Western Europe. Part I. Analysis of the primary links of the production chain. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2002;42(4):377-401. View abstract.
López de Romaña G, Graham GG, Rojas M, MacLean WC Jr. [Digestibility and protein quality of quinua: comparative study of quinua (Chenopodium Quinoa) seed and flour in children]. Arch Latinoam Nutr 1981;31(3):485-497. View abstract.
Ma WW, Heinstein PF, McLaughlin JL. Additional toxic, bitter saponins from the seeds of Chenopodium quinoa. J Nat Prod 1989;52(5):1132-1135. View abstract.
Ruales J, de Grijalva Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Nair BM. The nutritional quality of an infant food from quinoa and its effect on the plasma level of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in undernourished children. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2002;53(2):143-154. View abstract.
Zevallos VF, Herencia LI, Chang F, Donnelly S, Ellis HJ, Ciclitira PJ. Gastrointestinal effects of eating quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) in celiac patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014;109(2):270-8. View abstract.
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