QUINOA PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING UNIT

Description

Quinoa is a member of the Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae), it is known as a pseudocereal. Quinoa is cultivated for its edible seeds. Its seeds are highly nutritional and have high proteins, moderate carbohydrates, and contains no gluten compared to other cereals.

In India, quinoa farming has a bright future due to varied climate in the country. Quinoa is considered as an alternative crop in the drought-affected region for its ability to grow with less water requirement and extreme climatic conditions.

Currently, quinoa gets cultivated in more than 50 countries, including Kenya, India, and the United States, and it continues to grow its popularity as a health food in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.

The Quinoa market is mainly driven by its increasing application and usage in the food industry. The value of consumption of quinoa seeds around the world was USD 61318.8 thousand in 2018, and it is estimated to reach USD 117117.2 thousand by 2024 while witnessing a CAGR of 12.6% during the forecast period.

Quinoa is high in demand as it is nutrient-rich and gluten-free, hence used as a substitute for rice and as a super cereal in snack foods, such as pasta; in multi-grain infant cereals; and in baked products, in side dishes similarly to rice, flaked as a breakfast cereal, also processed into flour, soup, cereals or alcohol, made into Popped Quinoa, Toasted Quinoa, Extruded Quinoa, Flaked Quinoa. As quinoa is gluten-free, it has high demand in the global market due to the increase in gluten intolerance i.e. Celiac disease Its growing applications in the food industry are expected to fuel the market growth of quinoa.

Quinoa grains have a bitter saponin coating that has commercial uses as pharmaceutical steroids, soaps, detergents, shampoos, cosmetics, and synthetic hormones.

Due to its nutritional content, quinoa is an important food crop in eradicating hunger and food security in undeveloped areas of the world.

Advantages of quinoa are that it is a plant-based source of protein, has high fiber content, it is a source of antioxidants. Its benefits include weight loss, improved heart health, detoxification of the body, and improved digestive health. It also helps in regulating diabetes and reducing gallstones.

Currently, the demand for organic quinoa is increasing among manufacturers of organic food and beverage, personal care and cosmetics, and others. Globally the demand for organic quinoa is increasing at the robust growth rate owing to increasing number of health-conscious consumers, aggregated number of gluten intolerance in people, changing preference over plant-based and organic food products instead of conventional food products, and higher preference towards food products grown naturally and free from any harmful additives.

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