Loving Earth - Chia Seeds

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Raw organic Chia seeds from Mexico. The Chia seed contains essential minerals, phosphorous, manganese, calcium, potassium, sodium and is one of the best sources of balanced Omega oils.

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250g	$9.90	Qty
500g	$16.90	Qty
1kg	$29.90	Qty

What is it?
Nutritional Information
Health Benefits
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What is it?

Chia is from the annual herb family of mint. Folklore dates chia back to pre-Colombian Aztec times, where the seed was used in pudding and bread recipes. Notably it was used by messengers of the day, who would consume it for endurance performance. The Chia seed contains essential minerals, phosphorous, manganese, calcium, potassium, sodium.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size 15g

	Per Serve	Per 100g
Energy	308kJ	2052kJ
Protein	2.34g	15.6g
Fat-total	4.6g	30.8g
- saturated	0.48g	3.2g
Carbohydrate-total	6.54g	43.6g
Sodium	3mg	20mg
Omega-3 (ALA)	2.6g	17.5g

Health Benefits

The Chia seed contains essential minerals, phosphorous, manganese, calcium, potassium, sodium. But most importantly it contains 13% fat, of which 64% is ALA (a-linolenic acid), also known as Omega 3, which is critical for our body to function at optimum levels. It cannot be synthesized by the human body but is vital for normal metabolism.