Chia seeds - organic

Chia seeds are very popular in the United States and are there consumed in muesli, spreads, yogurt with fresh fruit... They are particularly in vogue among sportsmen and active and performant people.
Chia seeds contain neither cholesterol nor gluten and have a particularly high level of Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids with an excellent ratio of 3 to 1. They contain a lot of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a plant species belonging to the Lamiaceae family, grown originally by the Aztecs in Central America. At the time, the Aztecs already knew its properties and used its seeds daily as a food of great value, suitable for many preparations.
Originally chia seeds were used raw or heated in Mexican cooking, e.g. for salad sauces as grains or chia gel ( 1 volume of chia seeds swelled (anv thereby several times mixed ) in 7 volumes of water / juice), or in bread: by incorporating 5% of chia seeds in bread dough gives a bread with delicious crispy texture and remaining longer fresh. A traditional drink, the pinole, prepared as the gel with fruit or vegetables juice and 2 tablespoons of chia seeds, served as healthy energy snack with particularly positive effect on digestion and metabolism.

Latin name

Salvia hispanica

Ingredients

chia seeds* * from certified organic agriculture

Origin

Mexico

Characteristics

Average nutritional values ​​per 100g:
Energy 2194kj/524kcal
Protein 21.2 g
arbohydrates 37.5 g, of which 0.0 g sugar
Fat 31.4 g, including saturated fatty acids 4.0 g, monounsaturated fatty acids 3.0 g and polyunsaturated fatty acids 24.4 g
Fiber 33.7 g
Natrium 0.03 mg
Omega-3 20.4 g
Omega-6 5.9 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Magnesium 290 mg 77.3% *
Vitamin B3 11.2 mg 70.0% *
Vitamin E 29.1 mg 242.5% *

Properties

Chia seeds mixed with water give after a few moments a pectic gel composed of mucilaginous substances that have a beneficial effect on the digestive system. The ability of chia seeds to retain water (they bind about 10 times their weight in water) rapidly improves the quality and consistency of stools in cases of digestive disorders and they also form a sort of slime on the wall of the intestine which prevents pathogenic bacteria to cause too much damage there and promotes the recovery of the intestinal mucosa in case of intestinal infections.
As a small, so low caloric, portion chia seeds brings, because of its extensive swelling, a sensation of satiety, chia seeds are interesting in the context of a restrictive regime.

Precautions for use

Do not ingest without prior soaking several times its volume of water