Quinoa gets NASA's attention
| ** | 1993, NASA wrote a proposal for Quinoa to be considered a 'new' crop for its Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) for long duration manned spaceflights. This is due to quinoa's high protein content (12-18%) & its unique amino acid profile, referred to as a complete food. "Controlled (or Closed) Ecological Life Support Systems (acronym CELSS) are a type of scientific endeavor to create a self-supporting life support system for space stations and colonies typically through controlled closed ecological systems, such as the BioHome, BIOS-3 and Biosphere 2." wikipedia >> More info> NASA |
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