Royal Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd), is a “pseudo-cereal” with high nutritional and agro-industrial value grown in the intersalar zone of the Southern Altiplano of Bolivia; whose cultivation is characterized by its resistance to extreme abiotic factors, such as: drought, frost and saline soils. And according to the agroecological characteristics of the Bolivian Royal Quinoa production area, they allow us to point out that the grains obtained are unique in the world.

The Quinua Real grain does not contain gluten and, compared to other cereals, shows superiority in the content of protein, fat, fiber and ash, which is why it is considered a competitive, healthy food and of great importance in the human diet.

The importance of Royal Quinoa grains in the diet of human beings lies in its high protein content, since 37% of proteins it containing are essential amino acids and particularly lysine, methyonine, threonine and tryptophan pt. Additionally provides minerals (calcium, iron, phosphorus and zinc). It has a high content of B-complex vitamins B, C, and E, where its content of vitamin B and C is greater than that of wheat. It is rich in carotene and niacin (B3), contains substantially more riboflavin (vitamin B2), tocopherol (vitamin E) and carotene than wheat and rice.