Descripción
Scientific name: Salvia hispanica
Description: Having a high percentage of protein, antioxidants and very rich in omega-3 fats and acids, chia seeds can be added to other foods as a topping or in smoothies, breakfast cereals, energy bars, yogurts and baked goods.
Among its qualities are having 5 times more calcium than milk, having 3 times more antioxidants than blueberries, tripling the amount of iron in spinach, doubling the amount of fiber than oats, providing more than twice the protein than any vegetable, and contain more potassium than bananas.
Varieties: Black: organic and conventional
Cultivation process: Mechanized