Hussain M Iftikhar, Farooq Muhammad, Syed Qamar Abbas, Ishaq Anum, Al-Ghamdi Abdullah Ahmed, Hatamleh Ashraf A
Department of Plant Biology & Soil Science, Universidad de Vigo, As Lagoas, Marcosende, s/n, 36310 Vigo, Spain.
CITACA, Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus da Auga, Universidad de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain.
Plants (Basel). 2021 Oct 22;10(11):2258. doi: 10.3390/plants10112258.
Quinoa is a climate-resilient food grain crop that has gained significant importance in the last few years due to its nutritional composition, phytochemical properties and associated health benefits. Quinoa grain is enriched in amino acids, fiber, minerals, phenolics, saponins, phytosterols and vitamins. Quinoa possesses different human-health promoting biological substances and nutraceutical molecules. This review synthesizes and summarizes recent findings regarding the nutrition and phytochemical properties of quinoa grains and discusses the associated biological mechanisms. Quinoa grains and grain-based supplements are useful in treating different biological disorders of the human body. Quinoa is being promoted as an exceptionally healthy food and a gluten-free super grain. Quinoa could be used as a biomedicine due to the presence of functional compounds that may help to prevent various chronic diseases. Future research needs to explore the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical aspects of quinoa that might help to control different chronic diseases and to promote human health.
藜麦是一种适应气候变化的粮食作物，由于其营养成分、植物化学特性及相关的健康益处，在过去几年中变得极为重要。藜麦籽粒富含氨基酸、纤维、矿物质、酚类、皂苷、植物甾醇和维生素。藜麦含有多种促进人体健康的生物物质和营养分子。本文综述并总结了关于藜麦籽粒营养和植物化学特性的最新研究结果，并讨论了相关的生物学机制。藜麦籽粒及以藜麦籽粒为基础的补充剂对治疗人体不同的生物紊乱有益。藜麦被推崇为一种极其健康的食品和无麸质超级谷物。由于含有可能有助于预防各种慢性疾病的功能性化合物，藜麦可用作生物药物。未来的研究需要探索藜麦的营养和药用方面，这可能有助于控制不同的慢性疾病并促进人类健康。
