| Chenopodium pallidicaule | |
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| Chenopodium pallidicaule growing in the Atuncolla District near Sillustani, Juliaca, Peru, at an altitude of approximately 3,900 metres | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chenopodioideae |
| Genus: | Chenopodium |
| Species: | C. pallidicaule |
| Binomial name | |
| Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen |
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Chenopodium pallidicaule, sometimes known as Cañihua, Canihua, Kañiwa, is a species of goosefoot, similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa.
It has important beneficial characteristics including: tolerance of high mountain conditions, high protein content,high antioxidant capacity and phenolic content[1][2] and a lack of the saponins which complicate quinoa use.
However, its domestication is not complete, and non-uniformity of grain ripening is a limitation.
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