Royal Quinoa- Quinoa

Each and every Quinua Real brand product is Fair Trade and certified Gluten Free and Vegan. They are made with a superior variety of quinoa called royal quinoa, cultivated only in the areas around the Uyuni and Coipasa salt flats in Bolivia, at more than 3,600 meters of altitude. The association in charge of its production is ANAPQUI (National Association of Quinoa Producers), a Non-Governmental Organization that invests the benefits of exports of this pseudocereal in prospering the conditions of farmers in the area.

A little history

The La Finestra sul Cielo group was born in Turin, Italy, in 1978 with the purpose of offering high-quality organic groceries and developing products that improve the lives of users and the environment. Being aware of the importance of food for our health, we work day after day to ensure the best taste and maximum well-being for our service customers. For this reason, all our products are made without sugar, eggs or milk.

All our products have undergone a detailed selection of their ingredients and they all come from organic farming. In the preparation of organic foodstuffs, the use of chemical and synthetic substances in their treatment (insecticides, pesticides, herbicides...) is prohibited and it is certified that only natural and compatible cultivation techniques have been used, free of GMOs, preservatives, chemical dyes and hydrogenated fats. In addition to this, each and every one of the elements used, from the seeds to the final product, are certified by an officially recognized control body. La Finestra sul Cielo acquires the Quino Real brand in 2011, the leading brand in Latin American countries, with the purpose of importing and selling products made from Quinoa Real, as well as publicizing the properties and benefits of this pseudocereal throughout the world. the planet. With this commercial operation, the La Finestra sul Cielo complex has positioned itself as one of the main distributors of Quinoa Real ® in Europe and in the main shopping centers in South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The relevance of R&D

The La Finestra sul Cielo complex, as well as the Quinua Real ® brand, bases its business strategy on 2 objectives. On the one hand, to transform the Quinua Real® brand into an international brand and on the other, to invest in the development and also research of new products that do not exist in the market. A case in point is the development, in 2013, of the first and only Quinua Real® syrup on the bio planet, which has been presented at internationally renowned exhibitions such as BioFach, Sial Canada or the Centro Restaurante & Bar de Convenciones and Hong Kong City Exhibitions.

What is Royal Quinoa?

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a pseudo-cereal of Andean origin since, although nutritionally it shares many of the characteristics of cereals, botanically it is not.

The difference between royal quinoa and common quinoa is that the former only comes from Bolivia, where it grows in one of the most difficult environments in the world, at more than 4,000 meters above sea level and with the exclusive nutritional characteristics that It gives you the land where it is cultivated, close to the Salar de Uyuni. It is also tastier, larger, with a spongier texture and it cooks evenly, so that all the grains remain tender.

In the kitchen, quinoa can be used just as we use rice, since it is cooked in the same way.

royal quinoa properties

• It is rich in proteins of vegetable origin and contains the 8 essential amino acids.
• Contains Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
• It has a high content of vitamins of group B, C and E.
• It provides minerals such as Potassium, Iron, Manganese, Calcium, Phosphorus and Zinc.