Everyone of us has used chia seeds at least once in their lifetime. We can use chia seeds during our breakfast, when making bread, or making cereal bars.
Chia seeds are native of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala and they were once used as a medicinal from Mayas and Aztecs. The word ‘chia’ means ‘strenght’ in Mayan and ancient warriors use to eat Chia seeds before their battles attributing their strenght and stamina to these seeds.

Nowadays we know very well that chia seeds are superfoods and this means that they are rich in bioactive compounds such as of omega-threes as well as fibres among the many. For all of these reasons, Chia seeds are considered and used as functional foods and ingredients.

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