Kaniwa, also known as Qaniwa, Qanawa or Qanawi, is about 1/3rd the size of the popular quinoa. It is often considered as a weedy variety of quinoa or as ‘baby quinoa’, but chromosomal studies have confirmed that the two belong to separate species complexes (kaniwa has a chromosomal designation of 2n = 2x = 18; quinoa has 2n = 4x = 36). At the time of the Conquest, kaniwa grain […]