Chia Seed Flour - Your Alternative to Wheat Flour
Each serving of Chia Seed Flour delivers a powerful dose of antioxidants and vitamins, along with a full day’s supply of omega-3 fatty acids, 9.4 grams of fiber and a wide variety of naturally occurring minerals like biotin, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, niacin, and zinc, plus it is gluten free.
Salvia hispanica l, it originated in the central Valley of Mexico. It was largely cultivated by the Aztecs in pre-Columbian times as one of five major plant sources of food. After the arrival of the Spaniards, the plant became almost extinct because of cultural and religious reasons. Chia is grown commercially for its seed, a food that is very rich in omega-3 fatty acids, since it is the best vegetable source with the most omega-3 content, specifically a-linolenic acid (ALA). It also adds antioxidants and a variety of vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Organic Chia Seeds
Chia Seeds that are produced according to certain standards, grown on farm land that has been certified organic by an authorized certification organization.
An alternative to overly processed bleached wheat flour, made from raw whole grain Chia Seeds. Nuchia Foods Original Chia Seed Flour is made using a patented process and then blended with organic brown rice flour. It is certified gluten free and contains the nutritional benefits of Chia seeds.
A diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: wheat, including kamut and spelt, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as the use of gluten as a food additive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent. A gluten free diet is recommended amongst other things in the treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergy.
Certified Gluten Free
Nuchia Foods Corporation is certified gluten free. Certified by the Gluten Free Certification Organization.
FDA Approved
Nuchia Foods Corporation is a US Food and Drug Administration approved facility.