Quinoa, popularly referred to as a “superfood” or a “super grain,” is one of the world’s most popular health foods. If one finds this tag too generic, let’s discuss it in detail. Quinoa (keen-wah, remember?) is a flowering plant that belongs to the Amaranth family. This annual plant is grown for its edible seeds. So, when we refer to the benefits of quinoa, we mean the benefits of its seeds that we generally use.