Defecating feces and health care functions of chia seeds

Jan 21
12:55

2013

David Yvon

David Yvon

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Nutrients have protein, calcium, iron, omega-3 and more than ten kinds of antioxidants. Eat it after soaking can instead of a meal, sustained energy supplying, weight loss laxative effect.

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According to chia seed supplier,Defecating feces and health care functions of chia seeds Articles it is the safety food certificated by United States FDA , is also the European legislative confirmation bread ingredients, you can query its relevant nutrient content in the United States Department of agriculture database. Chia seed is belonging to the eukaryotic domain, the plant kingdom, angiosperms, Dicotyledoneae, lamiales, Labiatae, salvia, Chia seed species, belonging to the mint family.

Chia seeds are annual leaf plants, the stems are almost square, oval leaves. The flowers are mature welfare blue purple flowers, flowers grow from spike branches. Four seeds lay in the bottom of calyx, green external thread. The seed is very small, the length and width is only 2mm-1.5mm, oval, surface smooth and shiny, have black and white two colors, showing natural interleaving marble texture. Black and white seeds in addition to difference in color, in the nutrition aspects were not big difference.

Records show, in 3500 BC, Chia seeds had already as one of the four major food for Aztecs. Chia seeds can be used as food, but also can be used with other edible grain together. The Indians also soaked Chia seeds in water to drink, or mull into powder, extract oil as staple food and pharmaceutical raw materials. Chia seed is grown in Mexico, with an altitude of 4000 feet below the desert and desert zone. Each 100g chia seeds contain 45mg vitamins, wherein the key B vitamins ratio is more reasonable: 2% vitamin B-2 (riboflavin), 13% of the nicotinic acid, 29% thiamine Catalysis - metabolism of carbohydrates to meet the energy needs of vitamin. Vitamin B ratio is important with the contents of the index. Chia seeds have been found at least contain trace of the main components of all the B vitamins.

Every 100 grams of Chia seeds, have 631 mg of calcium, every 100 grams of milk contains only 120 milligrams of calcium -- Chia seeds is 5 times than its content, phosphorus content 11 times higher than the milk, the potassium content is 4.6 times higher than the milk. While the protein content of chia seed is 5-7 times than the milk! Compared to chia seeds and wheat, rice, barley, oats and corn, the content of calcium is 13-354 times higher, phosphorus content is 2-12 times higher, potassium content is1.6-9 times higher. The iron content of Chia seeds is the highest in all the seeds. The iron content is 6 times than spinach, 1.8 times than beans, and 2.4 times than bovine liver. 100g Chia seeds contain about 34g of lipids, which the Omega-3 is 19.3g, Omega-6 is 7.1g, is the only one omega-3 content beyond omega-6 content food in nature, for cardiovascular protection, with great help to improve endothelial compliance.

Dietary fiber belongs to carbohydrate, but can not be digested by human and most animals. Dietary fiber on the human body can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, have an important role in the prevention of colon cancer, therefore, in the six life need external, dietary fiber is known as the seventh nutrients, Chia seeds containing DHA, protease inhibitors, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, myricetin, keampferol, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene (vitamin A precursor) and other more than ten kinds of natural antioxidants.

Because it is the mint plant, chia seeds have natural insect resistance, and does not require the applied fertilizer, is 100% green plants in desert, plus it without any smell, no need to food processing. Chia seeds are rich in natural antioxidants, years of storage will not be spoiled, which also play a very good protection effect on omega-3 fatty acids at the same time.

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