Comments on: Can you eat Quinoa raw? http://quinoatips.com/can-you-eat-quinoa-raw/ All about Quinoa and how to cook Quinoa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Cooking times for quinoa | Quinoa Health Tips http://quinoatips.com/can-you-eat-quinoa-raw/#comment-16 Cooking times for quinoa | Quinoa Health Tips Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:52:26 +0000 http://quinoatips.com/?p=20#comment-16 [...] Quinoa is not bad for you if you do not cook it for a set amount of time. For certain foods such as kidney beans the instructions insist that you cook for a minimum set time to get rid of impurities but with quinoa you are quite safe. You can even eat raw quinoa [...] [...] Quinoa is not bad for you if you do not cook it for a set amount of time. For certain foods such as kidney beans the instructions insist that you cook for a minimum set time to get rid of impurities but with quinoa you are quite safe. You can even eat raw quinoa [...]

]]> By: sen http://quinoatips.com/can-you-eat-quinoa-raw/#comment-9 sen Tue, 27 May 2008 23:00:30 +0000 http://quinoatips.com/?p=20#comment-9 That is very interesting - I would love to know more about that research. Thanks for your info. I am learning all the time. You would think that raw would be better wouldn't you? That is very interesting - I would love to know more about that research. Thanks for your info. I am learning all the time. You would think that raw would be better wouldn’t you?

]]> By: Sergio http://quinoatips.com/can-you-eat-quinoa-raw/#comment-8 Sergio Tue, 27 May 2008 16:03:18 +0000 http://quinoatips.com/?p=20#comment-8 I heard from a food scientist who did her doctorate on quinoa that eating quinoa raw actually has no additional benefits. In fact that the body absorbs the protein of quinoa better when it's cooked. The enzymes (protein as well) that are deactivated with heat are more easily digested when cooked. -Sergio I heard from a food scientist who did her doctorate on quinoa that eating quinoa raw actually has no additional benefits. In fact that the body absorbs the protein of quinoa better when it’s cooked. The enzymes (protein as well) that are deactivated with heat are more easily digested when cooked.

-Sergio

]]>