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. 2020 Feb 19;9(2):216. doi: 10.3390/foods9020216

Table 7.

Saponin content of quinoa seeds of different varieties.

Year Country Location Variety Saponin Reference
g 100 g−1 Seed DM
2006–07 Italy Vitulazio Regalona Baer 3.3 [13]
2016 Chile Río Hurtado Regalona 1.3 [11]
Salcedo 1.0
Titicaca 1.2
Spain El Pobo Regalona 1.4
Salcedo 0.9
Titicaca 1.3
Peru Arequipa Salcedo 0.8
2015 Germany Stuttgart Zeno 2.7 [18] *
Jessie 0.7
Puno 2.6
Titicaca 2.6
2016 Germany Stuttgart Zeno 2.8
Jessie 0.0
Puno 2.9
Titicaca 3.4
Argentina Sajama 0.8 [31]
N.R. 2.9
Bolivia Real 2.6
Brazil BRS-Piabiru 3.3
Denmark Olav 1.8
Q52 6.1

* mean value of two years in mg g−1.