藜麦的营养价值及其应用前景

Nutritional properties of quinoa and its application prospects

藜麦是一种营养价值极高的"类全谷物",不仅富含蛋白质及钙、铁、锌和维生素E等微量营养素,而且含有全部必需氨基酸,并富含植物化学物质,具有提高人群营养水平、预防多种疾病发生的潜在功效,近30年来得到了国外多家农业及食品科研机构的广泛关注,而国内目前关于藜麦的报道甚少。随着国内消费者对养生和保健的需求不断攀升,藜麦作为一种"健康食品"具有非常广阔的市场前景。本文综述了藜麦的营养组成、健康功效及其在食品中的应用现状,为今后相关产品的研发提供科学依据。

Quinoa is a kind of ＂pseudo grain＂ with very high nutritional value.The unique nutritional value of quinoa lies not only in its high content of protein, calcium, iron, zinc,vitamin E and other nutritional trace elements, but also rich in almost all essential amino acids and phytochemicals.lt has potential health benefits of improving the nutrition level of people and prevention of various diseases.It has gained great interests by foreign agricultural and food research institutes over the past thirty years.The study about quinoa is rare in China.With the demand of consumer for health and health care rising continually, quinoa has a wide development prospects.The current paper reviewed the main nutritional composition and health benefits of quinoa.Current food applications using quinoa were also reviewed in order to provide scientific basis for the product development in future.