1. Food ingredients:
Currently, Chia seeds have been widely used in different countries, such as Thailand, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Japan, the United States, Canada and Australia. Currently mainly used in beverages, cereal bars, biscuits, noodles, bread, yogurt and so on.
2. Nutritional supplement:
Omega-3 extracted from Chia seeds is made into a capsule that can be used as a nutritional supplement for omega-3.
3. For use as a fragrance:
Chia seed oil contains a variety of volatile ingredients that can be used to make a flavoring agent as a source of aromatic ingredients.
4. Modified material:
The surface of Chia seeds contains mucopolysaccharide, which can be used as a raw material for embedding and film modification.
5. Used to control pests:
The leaves of Chia seeds contain compounds such as β-caryophyllene, decyl alcohol and decylene dichloride, which can effectively resist insect damage.
6. For medicines:
Control blood sugar: Chia seeds contain higher dietary fiber (about 5g fiber per 12g Chia seeds), water-insoluble dietary fiber swells after water absorption, the volume is several times the original, which leads to a feeling of fullness. Slow down the rate of digestion, so that blood sugar and insulin can be relatively stable at a certain level.
Lowers cholesterol: Studies have shown that omega-3 can lower triglycerides, and that beta-sterols in Chia seeds can lower cellular cholesterol levels.
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