Organic Chia Seeds

History

The word chia comes from the Nahuatl ‘chian’, which means ‘oily’. The name of the current Mexican state of Chiapas comes from the Nahuatl expression ‘chia water’ or ‘chia river’.

The Salvia hispanica is one of the two plants known as ‘chia’; the other is the Salvia columbariae more known as ‘goldenchia’.

Both the Mendoza Code and the Florentine Code — manuscripts from the sixteenth century written between 1540 and 1585 — describe and depict chia, illustrating the use of this plant by the Aztecs. The Mendoza Code indicates that the plant was widely grown and used as a tribute in 21 of the 38 Aztec provincial states. According to some economics historians, the importance of chia in the agri-food field was comparable, in pre-Columbian times, to that of corn.

In the United States, the first significant wave of chia seed sales took place in the 1980s in the form of “Chia Pet”. "Chia Pets" are clay figures of popular icons, such as sheep or human heads, on top of which chia seeds are spread out in a sticky dough. The figures were then wet, and the seeds on the top then began to germinate so as to resemble the hair or fleece of the figure.

The Spanish conquistadores brought the chia to Europe, but, although the plant grew well under the Spanish sun, it was soon forgotten in favour of other food discovered in the Americas.

Source:

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_hispanica

https://www.greenme.it/mangiare/altri-alimenti/8585-semi-di-chia-usi-dove-trovarli

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Properties

Chia has always been considered a plant with many beneficial properties. Suffice it to say that it was already cultivated by the Aztecs, who believed it to be a source of strength, as can be inferred from its name: chia means “strength” in Aztec.

Chia seeds are pseudocereals from the Salvia hispanica plant, belonging to the Lamiaceae family and native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. Chia seeds are typically small ovals with a diameter of about 1 mm. They come in various colours with brown, grey, black and white patches. The seeds are hydrophilic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked. During immersion, the seeds develop a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based drinks a distinctive gelatinous appearance.

These important seeds are perfect for cleansing the intestines: by absorbing water, they create a gel that collects waste and toxins from the intestines.

Sources: 

"Loving Superfood. Quando un Supercibo può cambiare la tua vita" S. Momente, Ed. L'età dell'acquario.

"I MACRO E MICRO NUTRIENTI NELLA FRUTTA SECCA, DISIDRATATA, NEI SEMI OLEOSI E NEI PRODOTTI MACINATI" F. Buccella, Ed. Nuts for life.

Affordable price

Affordable price means to us offering our clients natural organic chia seeds that everybody can enjoy.
We want, on the one hand, to place the proper value on raw materials in order to obtain a quality product by paying our farmers a fair price; on the other hand, we want to fulfil your needs when it comes to pricing.

We establish fair long-term relationships with our producers to avoid race-to-the-bottom pricing and that are based on trust as part of our efforts to offer you the finest and most natural product.

Not only that: by choosing large packs of organic chia seeds you are also contributing to the reduction in the use of plastic.

Storage

You can store organic chia seeds in cool, dry places away from heat and moisture. Here are 4 useful tips:

• The best way to store organic chia seeds is in a refrigerated environment. Naturally organic chia seeds can also be stored at room temperature during the winter season due to low temperatures. During summer, however, it is advisable to store the product in the refrigerator or in the coolest possible environment, as increased temperatures could encourage decay.
• The ideal container for the storage of organic chia seeds is glass. Indeed, because of its composition it is impervious to chemical agents and gases, and, as it has excellent insulation properties, it holds the initial temperature for longer than other materials. It is even better if the glass is coloured: using coloured glass blocks the entry of certain wavelengths of light (including ultraviolet), and thus certain nutritional and organoleptic characteristics remain unaltered.
• The type of closure of the container is also important as an airtight cap ensures that the food is protected from excessive contact with oxygen that can lead to lipid oxidation and encourage the growth of aerobic bacteria.
• The best kind of storage environment is one which is well ventilated because ventilating the premises keeps internal humidity under control, which otherwise could escape from windows, thereby guaranteeing the right balance to lessen the onset of mould.