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: Received: 5 May 2021 / Approved: 7 May 2021 / Online: 7 May 2021 (09:10:35 CEST)
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Montes Osorio, L.R.; Gil Esturban, E.A.; Castillo Mont, J.J.; Sorensen, M. The Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) – The Rediscovered Meso-American Functional Food Crop. Preprints.org2021, 2021050128. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0128.v1.
Montes Osorio, L.R.; Gil Esturban, E.A.; Castillo Mont, J.J.; Sorensen, M. The Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) – The Rediscovered Meso-American Functional Food Crop. Preprints.org 2021, 2021050128. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0128.v1.
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Montes Osorio, L.R.; Gil Esturban, E.A.; Castillo Mont, J.J.; Sorensen, M. The Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) – The Rediscovered Meso-American Functional Food Crop. Preprints.org2021, 2021050128. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0128.v1.
Montes Osorio, L.R.; Gil Esturban, E.A.; Castillo Mont, J.J.; Sorensen, M. The Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) – The Rediscovered Meso-American Functional Food Crop. Preprints.org 2021, 2021050128. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0128.v1.
Abstract
Among the plant resources in pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America, the Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is unique in being the only member of the Lamiaceae cultivated for the mericarps. Recently the crop has gained considerable attention due to its high of content omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, antioxidants, fibre and protein classifying it as a nutraceutical.
Keywords
Chia; Salvia hispanica; nutraceutical; pre-Columbian crop
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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