I-Cañahua noma i-cañihua yizinhlamvu ezihlobene ze-quinoa. Nge ukunambitha phakathi kwezithelo ezimnandi nezomisiwe, kubhekwa njengokudla okuphezulu ngenxa yemvelaphi yemvelo yezakhi zayo eziningi.
Kuzo umthombo omuhle wamaprotheni, ukuhlinzeka ngokukhonza okukodwa phakathi kwamaphesenti ayi-15 kuye kwayi-19 wemali yansuku zonke enconyiwe. Ukukufaka ekudleni, kuphinde kumelele ukutholakala kwe-fiber yokudla, ama-antioxidants kanye nama-phytochemicals.
Ngokuya ngocwaningo, i-cañahua kuvimbela izifo zenhliziyo, kuvimbela ukukhula kwamabhaktheriya athile nama-virus, kunciphisa ubungozi bokuhlaselwa yizifo ezivuthayo futhi kunqande ukuguga kwamangqamuzana ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngakho-ke ukukudla njalo kuyisinqumo esihlakaniphe kakhulu ngokombono wezempilo.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi, njengoba ingadumile njenge-quinoa, kunzima kakhulu ukuyithola, yize kungenzeki. Ukuthola le nzalo ivela eBolivia nasePeru, kufanele uye kuyo izitolo ezikhethekile noma abathengisi abaku-inthanethi abanjengo-Amazon. Lapho uyithenga, khumbula ukuthi yize igama elithi "okubalulekile" lingaveli kwiphakeji, kunjalo, ngoba i-cañahua elicwengekile ayakhiqizwa
Uma kukhulunywa ngekhishi, linokusetshenziswa okuningi. Ungayisebenzisa ukufaka i-quinoa kuzindlela zokupheka noma ukuyilungiselela sengathi ilayisi. Ungayengeza futhi njengama-smoothies, amasaladi namasobho. Uma uyiguqula ibe ufulawa, unenketho yokwenza izinkwa namakhekhe, kanye nokumboza izinhlanzi nenyama.