[anew busi ss with an ancient product Jbout Andean Grain. What is the secret that the company is selling? A Scan the artic —_ PSEREING || OF THE PAST ‘The Argentinian company Andean Grain is contributing to ¢ comeback of highly nutritious feods that were unknown to many people during the last few hundred years. Andean Grain sells foods made from indigenous Latin ‘American plants, like chia seeds, amaranth, and. quinoa, These plants are coming te prominence today because knowledgeable people have discovered that chia seeds, amaranth, and quinoa are superfoods, incredibly rich in vitamins and proteins Chia seeds were grown by the Aztecs as.an energy food. In order to travel long distances ‘without having to stop, they drank a beverage consisting of chia seeds, lemon juice, and water. The Aztecs cleo cultivated amaranth, which they believed was a superfood, as do scientists today. Quinoa was grown in the mountatne of the ‘Andes by the Incas. All three of these foods went fut of favor aiter the conquest of Latin America in the I6th century. Wheat was preferred over these native plants, and they were almost unknown outaide the countries that grew them, Nevertheless, these foods have become popular ‘once more due to the health benefits that they are supposed to provide. Read the article. Look at the words and phrases in bold in the arti ‘They appear to be of optimal benetit ior the heat and bran, and ramor he it thot th help prevent cancer. Thy'@ alco gluteniigs Because many people today have probleme digesting the gluten in wheat, gluon fee fond, have become very fashionable. ‘As result there isa great demand by the ‘public for these superioods. Andean Grain sale {is products allover the world. but i espssally coctive in Europe, where it has «main office in the United Kingdom, From its base in Argentina ‘Andean Grain sends most fis native plants to Europe to be madi into ctforibi breads, brealdast cereals, and today’s popula ‘mines, which are combinations of dried us, ruts, and seeds. The sooret is out and whet wars hidcon trom the sword fr so many centuries has today become «an important discovery of foods for our heath Dic you know about these superfoods before the est ofthe world discovered them just arlew years ago? "ay Write definitions or synonyms for each word or phrase. 41. comeback 2. indigenous 3. to prominence 4. superfood 5. went out of favor 6. rumor has it unit 12