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Sorghum vs Quinoa - What's the difference?

sorghum | quinoa |

As nouns the difference between sorghum and quinoa

is that sorghum is a cereal, species: Sorghum vulgare or Sorghum bicolor, the grains of which are used to make flour and as cattle feed while quinoa is a goosefoot, species: Chenopodium quinoa, native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

sorghum

English

(wikipedia sorghum)

Noun

  • A cereal, or Sorghum bicolor , the grains of which are used to make flour and as cattle feed.
  • * 1936', Harry Nelson Vinall, Joseph Charlworth Stephens, John Holmes Martin, ''Identification, History, and Distribution of Common '''Sorghum Varieties , US Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 506, page 2,
    • The sorghum crop has four uses — forage, grain, sirup, and industrial (such as the manufacture of brooms, wallboard, etc.).
  • * 1978 , US Department of Agriculture, Watch out for witchweed, a serious pest of corn, sorghum, and other crops , Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Program Number 1212, unnumbered page,
    • Witchweed (Striga spp. ) is a parasitic plant that attacks corn, sorghum , sugarcane, rice, and more than 60 different species of the grass family.
  • * 2008 , Lamissa Diakité, Amadou Sidibé, Melinda Smale, Mikkel Grum, Seed Value Chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali: A State-based System in Transition , International Food Policy Research Institute, Discussion Paper 00749, page 2,
    • Archaeological evidence suggests that economies based on cattle, goats, sorghum , and pearl millet were established in this region between 5,000 and 3,000 years ago (Smith 1998).

    Synonyms

    * (cereal) guinea corn (West Africa); Kafir corn (South Africa); mtama (East Africa); durra (Sudan); juar, jowar, cholam (India); kaoliang (China); milo (United States)

    Derived terms

    * sorghum midge

    quinoa

    English

    (wikipedia quinoa) (Chenopodium quinoa)

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.