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Do I have to cook the quinoa

Discussion in 'Feeding & Watering Your Flock' started by stone_family3, Dec 15, 2011.

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  1. Dec 15, 2011 #1
    stone_family3

    stone_family3 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    or can I just soak it over night?

    Family really didn't like it and I have two boxes [​IMG]
     
  3. Dec 16, 2011 #2
    digitS'

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    I don't really know anything about quinoa but a quick search of the internet using the words - quinoa and anti-nutrients - turned up an interesting article on research at Brigham Young University:

    quinoa . . . growth and survival of broiler chicks (click)

    I don't know if your quinoa has been processed or not. There is saponin in the quinoa seedcoat and it is pretty obvious that it must be removed or neutralized. Anti-nutrients are not just difficult to digest but they interfere with the digestion of other important nutrients in the diet.

    Steve
     
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  5. Dec 16, 2011 #3
    lorain's fids

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    Quote:The quonia should be cooked, and make sure to rinse good it before you cook it. It only takes 20 minutes to cook.
     

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