Alce Nero Organic Quinoa Real, 400g

Quinoa is an annual herbaceous plant of the Chenopodiaceae family, like spinach or beets. This bean has a very important history: venerated by the Incas as a sacred plant for over 5000 years and cultivated on the highlands of the Andes at altitudes between 3800 and 4200 metres, it still represents the staple food of the Andean populations today. The quinoa root is very deep (even 180 cm) and branched, and gives the plant both good stability and excellent resistance to drought. In recent years this food has also been rediscovered by the Western world as, among other characteristics, it is naturally gluten-free. Alce Nero has chosen Quinoa Real as it is considered the most valuable of all types. Alce Nero Quinoa Real is cultivated on the altitudes of the Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia, at a height of over 3,600 meters, with methods similar to those used by the Incas. The altitude of the fields, the know-how of Bolivian farmers and the accurate controls throughout the supply chain make Alce Nero organic Quinoa Real a food of the highest quality.