Chia black seeds

Spanish Sage (Black Chia) / Salvia hispanica

A plant of the Lamiaceae family, a species of the genus Sage. The closely related species Salvia columbariae (fr) is also used in cooking.

An annual herbaceous plant up to 1 m high. The leaves are opposite, 4-8 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. Flowers blue or purple. Seeds are small oval, usually about 1 mm in diameter. They are brown, gray, black or white, streaked on the surface with a relief pattern.

Spanish sage seeds come in two varieties: white and black. There is no difference between them, except for the color.

Spanish sage is a great natural source of antioxidants, including chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, myricetin, quercetin, and flavonols.

Chia seeds also contain essential omega-3 fatty acids, alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids, mucin, strontium, 30% protein, vitamins A, B, E, and D, and minerals, including calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, iron, iodine, copper, zinc, sodium, magnesium, manganese, niacin, thiamine, silicon.

A tablespoon of chia seeds contains:

• 2 times more calcium than a glass of milk
• 3 times more Omega-3 than 50 grams of salmon
• 1.5 times more antioxidants than 100 grams of blueberries
• 2 times more potassium than one banana
• 3 times more iron than 100 grams of spinach.