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Grains, Coffees, Crops, Beans & Nuts of Peru

While very special "pseudo-grains", nuts and beans are part of the Peruvian culture and nutrition since ancient times, they were just rediscovered and gained popularity worldwide in the last few years. The international demand for Peruvian "super-grains" like Kiwicha and Quinua increases steadily, as more health-conscious people notice the extraordinary nutritional value of these products.

Whereas peanuts and Lima Beans conquered the world centuries ago, other native Peruvian products like Sacha Inchi or Tarwi are just on the brink of doing so. And although coffee was only introduced to Peru some decades back, Peru became one of the biggest coffee producers in the world known especially for its organic produced coffee.

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While coffee beans didn't originate in Peru, today the production of high quality coffee beans is an important part of Peru, its economy and people. Peruvian coffee beans are much sought after and ...
Today called a "superfood", Quinua played a vital role in the Andean diet for thousands of years. The origin of Quinoa domestication appears to be located in the area around Lake Titicaca. It was a...
Kiwicha is native to the high Peruvian Andes. Also known as Amaranth, Kiwicha is an ancient crop cultivated for thousands of years by numerous cultures including the Incas. Kiwicha seeds are slight...
Sacha Inchi, also known as Mani del Inca or Inca Peanut in English, is native to the Peruvian Amazon region and cultivated for centuries. The plant produces star shaped fruits which contain oval an...
Peanuts are believed to be of South American origin and most probably were first domesticated in the Peruvian valleys where archaeologists have found remains of mani dating back 7600 years. Many pr...
Tarwi is grown in the Andes since ancient times for its edible, spicy bean which was an important food for Andean cultures for centuries. The beans were found in tombs of the Nazca culture and depi...
Pallar, known in English as Lima Beans or Butter Beans, are native to Central and South America. Big seeded varieties known as "Big Lima" were domesticated in the Peruvian Andean Mountains since an...
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