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Chia is a member of the Lamiaceae, or mint, family. Adding Chia to your plantings provides a valuable nectar source for bees and butterflies. These herbaceous hardy annuals grow to 91 cm tall. They have thick, dark green leaves that are wrinkled and deeply lobed. Tiny, soft, gray hairs cover the upper side of the leaves as well. The chia plant has several stems rising from the plants base. In the late spring and early summer, each stem holds up spikes of small blue, tube-shaped flowers. The blooms have three lobes on one lip, with a white tip on the lower lip. Burgundy, spiny-tipped bracts surround the flower whorls and each set of flowers produces a seed head of tiny gray or brown seeds. The seed heads look a lot like those of wheat plants.
They are high in protein, antioxidants, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids. They offer five times the calcium available from milk, and the enzymes in the seeds may aid digestion. Researchers believe that chia seeds have an important role in diabetes treatment. Chia seeds may also help to lower triglycerides, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Quantity: 1 Gram Organic Chia Seeds
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