==Overview==Quinoa (the name is derived from the Spanish spelling of the Quechua name "kinwa") originated in the Andean region of Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, where it was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago for human consumption, though archaeological evidence shows a non-domesticated association with pastoral herding some 5,200 to 7,000 years ago.
Tretjina šmink, ki vsebujejo svinec, presega mejo, ki je 0.1 ppm, določena po ameriški organizaciji Food and Drug Administration za svinec v sladkarijah.