Bolivia Put in Operation First Factory Milk Quinoa World Inaugurated on November 20, 2014 the first industry to produce milk for quinoa, the launch will have three flavors of this drink and was partly financed with European funds. Its the only manufactures of milk in the world until now, he told Efe Oscar Alcaraz, director of Pro Bolivia, the company sponsoring the project. The town of Uyuni, in the Andean region of Potosi, was chosen to install the plant, which will have capacity to produce about 250 liters to 3500 liters of milk per month, said David Soraide, the technical department of the foundation FAUTAPO. The project required an investment of about $ 162,000, of which 80% was invested by the European Union as the foundation of Bolivia FAUTAPO invested the remaining 20%. This milk will be produced with a variety of Bolivian quinoa known as a real protein grain that is grown only in the Andean region, across the Salar de Uyuni, an ancient dry sea of thousands of years old. The new product will be available in three flavors: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry (strawberry). Milk production of quinoa in its first phase will lunch at the small school in a neighboring community, benefiting 5,000 children, according to officials. Quinoa milk proteins in their milk contains vitamins D and E composition, but does not contain lactose or cholesterol, unlike animal milk, refers Alcaraz. The director of the Pro Bolivia reminded that scientific studies have shown that this grain help fight osteoporosis and breast cancer, and amino acids that help improve memory. Alcaraz acknowledged that there is still a huge consumer market for this product, but hoped that Bolivians enjoy the nutritional value of milk for quinoa. This project was developed with the help of Peruvian technicians, because in this country there is a prototype of a similar machine that will be used in Bolivia, a device called a mechanical cow. According to the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE) in 2013 produced 61 182 tonnes of Bolivian quinoa, of which 56% were exported. Bolivian quinoa producers managed to register the Royal Quinoa Southern Altiplano Bolivia which is recognized by the countries of the Andean Community. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has declared 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa in recognition of the Andean people and the valuable nutritional properties of this ancient golden beans. See more: https://facebook/vegetarianossim/photos/a.1433014513624321.1073741828.1432765226982583/1504297466496025/?type=1&theater Source and photo: DAV - Defensa Animal and Plant
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:57:17 +0000
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