Quinoa
Processing

The plants are allowed to stand until the stalks and seeds have dried out and the grain has reached a moisture content below 10%.Handling involves threshing the seedheads from the chaff and winnowing the seed to remove the husk. Before storage, the seeds need to be dried in order to avoid germination. Dry seeds can be stored raw, until being washed or mechanically processed to remove the pericarp to eliminate the bitter layer containing saponins. This was traditionally done manually, which is labour-intensive. The seeds must be dried again before being stored and sold in stores.
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