Chia Seeds

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Chia Seeds Nov 28, 2009 11:38:20 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2009 11:38:20 GMT -5

Eric or anyone,
What is the word on Chia Seeds? They seem to be the big new health food. What is the MT take on them? Who are they good and/or bad for?

I was looking at this product as it is a snack mix of organic coconut and chia seeds and includes some probiotics:

www.livingfuel.com/product_labels/CocoChia.pdf

Thoughts?

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Chia Seeds Nov 30, 2009 6:47:20 GMT -5

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Post by robwhite on Nov 30, 2009 6:47:20 GMT -5

Chia is indeed a great seed to consume if you can get it - it has an excellent PUFA fat profile, fibre, and lots of antioxidants, and mixed with the coconut it would give a good all round profile of medium-chain saturates, omega 3 and omega 6. The wierd sweetner in the product concerns me. Also, because of the high PUFA content of the chia, it would be very prone to rancidity once it has been ground.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Chia Seeds Dec 1, 2009 9:56:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 9:56:32 GMT -5 Rob, The sweetner raised a red flag for me too.......hopefully Eric can chime in on it.

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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 9:56:32 GMT -5

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