Chia Seeds Certified Organic 450g

Add an easy source of plant-based nutrition to your daily meals with these certified organic chia seeds. The 450g pack contains 100% raw chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) from Central America.

The seeds are flavourless, so you can sprinkle them over salads, muesli, oatmeal, cereal, stir-fries or smoothies. They also mix easily into muffin and bread batter. For a finer, meal-like texture, grind them in a spice or coffee grinder before adding them to recipes.

• Omega-3 source: Chia seeds contain eight times more omega-3 than salmon, in a naturally stable form supported by occurring antioxidants.
• Fibre: They provide soluble and insoluble fibre, along with complete protein containing 18 amino acids.
• Nutrients: Chia contains vitamins A, B12 and C, plus potassium, phosphorus, folate, zinc, iron and calcium.
• Seed colour: The blend is predominantly black, with some white and grey seeds.

Introduce chia slowly into your diet, especially if you have sluggish bowels. Use these versatile seeds to add texture and nutrition to breakfast bowls, smoothies and home baking.

✓ 7 x more Vitamin C than oranges

✓ 6 x more fibre than oat bran

✓ 5 x more calcium than milk

✓ 4 x higher ORAC value than blueberries

✓ 3 x more iron than spinach

✓ 2 x more potassium than bananas

✓ 1 hundred percent nutrition!

Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) are the highest known plant source of Omega-3, with 8 times more than salmon! Unlike other sources of this important Essential Fatty Acid (eg. Flax or fish oil), it is in a highly stable form due to its powerful naturally occurring antioxidants. The plant originates from the central Americas, it is heat loving and can grow in virtually desert - like conditions, with beautiful purpley - blue or white flowers.

Suggested Uses: Sprinkle these flavourless seeds on salads, muesli, oatmeal, stirfrys, smoothies, muffin or bread batter, or cereal. Optional: use a spice/coffee grinder to make a fine meal-like consistency.

Nutritional Benefits:

Chia is an easy way to add healthy nutrition to your daily diet, with Vitamins A, B12 and C, complete protein (18 Amino Acids), minerals including potassium, phosphorous, folate, zinc, iron, and calcium as well as bowel-regulating soluble and insoluble fibre.

Ingredients: 100% Raw Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica).

1. Is it organic? We currently offer both Conventional and Certified Organic Chia from central America - The original land of the Chia plant

2. What colour seeds are they? A blend of prodominately black with some White and Grey seeds

3. Can I take too much? Some people with sluggish bowels find that initially Chia in amounts exceeding the serving suggestion can ‘bind them up' further – so always add any superfood SLOWLY to your diet!