Roland Foods White Quinoa, Pre-washed, Specialty Imported Food, 5 Lb Bag

I love this brand. It's pre-rinsed so you don't have to go through all the hassle like the majority of quinoa sold. I've tried cooking other brands without rinsing and had bitter aftertaste - not at all with Roland brand. I feel that the price per pound is a great deal on here. The bags last us a long time.Quinoa is great to add in soups or use in place of rice. It doesn't spike blood sugar in diabetics. For people trying to incorporate it slowly into their diets, it is helpful to substitute in place of half amounts of your rice recipes so you still have familiar rice flavor. It's even good roasted in the oven on a cookie sheet with garlic powder and other seasonings. I use the roasted quinoa to top salads. It adds a nice crunch and the roasted quinoa keeps for a long time when stored in an air-tight container.

We add this to our brown rice in our rice cooker and it is delicious. We won't go back to regular Quinoa as this has spoiled us. The darker quinoa adds a sort of nutty taste that is so good. I use a bit of chicken bullion in the water and my kids will just eat the rice, but this is actually good for them and has fiber and protein unlike just plain rice. I use about 1/3 quinoa and 2/3 brown rice as a way to sneak more fiber and protein into a meal. Also, my husband is diabetic and this is better for his blood sugar than plain rice.

La verdad mucha gente no sabe lo importante que es la quinoa, en especial este producto de varios colores , debo decir que su entrega fue rápida y eficiente pero me gustaría decir que los aportes nutricionales y el trabajo que luego realiza en el intestino es bastante considerable, voy al baño con más fácilidad y me ayuda a bajar el peso.. recomendado a todos.

Product is tasty and worth the price for the large bulk size. Only real issue was that the bag had a whole in it when it arrived from shipment. Just a small one, tiny enough to let some escape. Had to repackage for storage but otherwise, no issues.

The product is as expected, but the bag was damaged during shipping. When I opened the box it looked like I spilled a cup of bird food throughout my house! This was quite a mess, but enough was salvageable that it was still a bargain; I won't be ordering again though.

I am not sure that the red color is worth the difference in price, but I am new to Quinoa and I love it! I was using chia, which gave a very nice texture but the omega 3 oils may break down in baking. Now that I've found Quinoa, I still have lots of low temperature applications for chia.I tried Quinoa flour, and it is a perfect replacement for wheat flour. The whole Quinoa seeds give a wonderful texture that no flour matches.I started out using these Quinoa seeds with no prep. (They are pre-rinsed) My brownies were quite nice with the quinoa making something like a graham cracker crust, but the rest of the brownie, while tasty, wasn't very stable.My last experiment was to simmer a cup of seeds for 20 minutes in 2 cups of water. The quinoa expanded to fill the water, and gave me a much lighter texture while vastly improving the consistency of the brownies overall.Next off I'll make brownies with some quinoa flour plus some whole seeds. I'm looking forward to it.Did I mention high protein, or gluten free, or low starch?

Great buy even though Quinoa's price has dropped to below the $5 per pound mark. I will be ordering again if the price reflects the drop. Luv the time savings with this purchase. I didn't have to rinse or sit there and pick through it. Great product and great taste. Please consider offering the Red Quinoa as well...

I don't know what pathogens were in here that survived the cooking process, but the bag I purchased of this stuff gave me food poisoning. I made a small batch on the evening of Sunday, April 26th, 2020. Thankfully I was the only one to try some since I was primarily making it to add to the coming week's lunch salads. By late that night, I was starting to feel kinda gross. Monday was a gradually worsening nightmare of me forcefully expelling quinoa from my body like some joke of a double-barrelled shotgun.No, I didn't get sick from poor kitchen habits or anything else that night. My family ate everything I did except for the quinoa because I made it after everyone had dinner. I am vegan. I do not leave animal parts lying around my kitchen to rot. I made this quinoa with saffron and dried parsley. I've been using the saffron in my otherwise bland recovery oatmeal and the parsley was used in the soup I made a week before that didn't make anyone sick.I am writing this on Thursday, April 30th and my stomach STILL hurts. My vomit trigger is sensitive and I have never had stomach pain days after casting my accounts. Rather alarming. The worst part is that I couldn't even chuck this into my compost bin because I'm not trying to make contaminated dirt for my garden, thanks.