Quinoa and Its Antioxidant and Nutritional Properties and Application in the Food Industry

Abstract

Quinoa (Willd quinoa Chenopodium) is a pseudo-cereal. Quinoa seed is rich in antioxidants and also has a lot of carotenoids. Quinoa seed extract can be used as a natural antioxidant as well as a natural color in many food products, including food edible oils and high-fat dairy products, especially cream, can be used. One of the factors affecting the properties of quinoa seed extract is the extraction method, in which ultrasound and supercritical CO2 extractions are more efficient than green extraction. Therefore, the use of the Carotenoid extract of quinoa has a significant role in stabilizing heat-sensitive oils, especially soybean oil, as well as cream as a new approach to increasing shelf life and reducing the consumption of synthetic antioxidants and synthetic colors in food products.