Bolivia is planning to open a quinoa milk plant in the Andean province of Potosi which is being funded by the European Union (EU).
The EU-backed plant will have a capacity to produce nearly 250 liters of quinoa milk every day and 3,500 liters per month.
Commenting on the plant, Pro Bolivia management body director Oscar Alcaraz was quoted by EFE was saying: "It's the world's only quinoa milk plant to date."
As reported by the news agency, the milk at the plant will be produced by using a Bolivian variety of the grain known as royal quinoa, which is rich in protein and is only grown in the country's Southern Altiplano region.
This quinoa variety "helps combat osteoporosis and breast cancer, and assists in memory retention because of its amino acids," Alcaraz added.
To be available in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors, quinoa milk contains protein and vitamins D and E but has no lactose or cholesterol.
