Golden quinoa，collected from China coast area，was evaluated with its nutritional quality and its salt tolerance ability in this study. The results showed that the seeds of golen quinoa are considered as a nutritionally complete food with high protein content (14.2%) and an outstanding composition of essential amino acids. The protein quality of golden quinoa seeds was far superior to that of milk and some common crops. The seeds are rich in vitamins (B，E) and several minerals including Ca2+， Mn2+，Fe3+，Cu2+， and Zn2+，and the Ca2+ content of golden quinoa is 190.16 mg/100g，35 fold higher than that of millet. Moreover，they provide a valuable source of carbohydrates and essential fatty acids，the content of linoleic acid and linolenic acid were 3.58 g/100g and 0.44 g/100g. These results showed that the golden quinoa owes the excellent nutritional quality and naturally high tolerance to salt stress，which providing the excellent germplasm resources for quinoa study and planting.