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Oat vs Quinoa - What's the difference?

oat | quinoa |

As nouns the difference between oat and quinoa

is that oat is widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa while quinoa is a goosefoot, species: Chenopodium quinoa, native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

oat

English

(wikipedia oat)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa .
    • The oat stalks made good straw.
    The main forms of oat are meal and bran.
    World trade in oat is increasing.
  • (countable) Any of the numerous species, varieties, or cultivars of any of several similar grain plants in genus Avena .
    • The wild red oat''' is thought to be the ancestor of modern food '''oats .
  • (usually, as plural) The seeds of the oat, harvested as a food crop.

    • Derived terms

    * animated oat * oatmeal * rolled oats * be off one's oats * feel one's oats * sow one's wild oats * wild red oat

    See also

    * bran

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    quinoa

    English

    (wikipedia quinoa) (Chenopodium quinoa)

    Noun

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  • A goosefoot, , native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
  • * 1997 , Derek B. Munro, Ernest Small, Vegetables of Canada , page 142,
    • Chenopodium quinoa'' Will, (quinoa''') is native to the Andes, and the seeds are a staple grain in parts of South America. The newly formed Canadian '''Quinoa''' Association anticipated growing about 400 ha of ' quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e).
  • * 1999 October, Lisa Turner, Have fun exploring the land of unconventional grains'', ''Better Nutrition , page 70,
    • Quinoa was cultivated about 3,000 years ago in the Andes mountain region, and was the favored crop of the Incas, who used it as a sacred plant in rituals.
  • * 2007 , Chittaranjan Kole, Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops , page 148,
    • The oldest archeological remains of domesticated quinoa date to 5000 BC (Tapia 1979).
  • The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.
  • * 2007 , Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food , page 560,
    • Turn the heat up to medium-high, add the quinoa , and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • * 2007 , Jonny Bowden, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth , page 78,
    • Quinoa is another of those foods that keeps getting miscategorized—everyone thinks it?s a grain, everyone uses it like a grain, but it?s actually a seed.
  • * 2009''', Miriam Backes, ''Bob?s Red Mill Cookbook: Whole & Healthy Grains for Every Meal of the Day , page 104,
    • To use quinoa''' in a salad, spread it on a platter or baking sheet after cooking to allow it to cool and, more importantly, dry. Cooked '''quinoa can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.