eur. food. sci. eng. European Food Science and Engineering 2717-9869 International Society of Academicians Food Engineering Gıda Mühendisliği Chemical composition and health effects of quinoa: Areview https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5266-8633 Okumuş Emine Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-3023 Temiz Mehmet Ali KARAMANOĞLU MEHMETBEY ÜNİVERSİTESİ 12 06 2021 2 2 34 39 06 28 2021 09 12 2021 Copyright © 2020, European Food Science and Engineering 2020 European Food Science and Engineering

Many herbs in traditional and modern medicine contain saponins, which are generally responsible for the therapeutic properties they possess. Many saponins are known to exhibit biological activities such as antiviral, antidiabetic and cytotoxic activities, and these substances and plants containing them are becoming more and more attractive for pharmacological research purposes. Quinoa seed, which is one of the foodstuffs that shows the activities indicated by the various phenolic and antioxidant substances it contains and the phytochemicals in its composition, is one of the grain groups on which research has been conducted and the mechanisms of its effects are intended for clarification. This study aims to explain the effects of its consumption on health, by giving information about the chemical composition of quinoa seeds and by showing scientific data as an example.

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