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Chia

Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs

Chia( )
Author: Ayerza, Ricardo
Coates, Wayne
Ayerza, Ricardo
ISBN:978-0-8165-2488-4
Publication Date:Feb 2005
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95USD $19.95
Book Description:

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 ...

Book Details
Pages:215
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Plants / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.06 x 8.82 x 0.55 Inches
Book Weight:0.66 Pounds



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