Chia Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs |
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Author:
| Ayerza, Ricardo Coates, Wayne Ayerza, Ricardo |
ISBN: | 978-0-8165-2488-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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One of the four main Aztec crops at the time of Columbus's arrival in the New World, chia is now a forgotten food of the Americas. Chia seed oil offers the highest omega-3 fatty acid content available from plants, but today this species is known only for its use in "chia pets." Yet pre-Columbian civilizations used chia as a raw ...
One of the four main Aztec crops at the time of Columbus's arrival in the New World, chia is now a forgotten food of the Americas. Chia seed oil offers the highest omega-3 fatty acid content available from plants, but today this species is known only for its use in "chia pets." Yet pre-Columbian civilizations used chia as a raw ...