Ingredients: Organic Chia Seeds
Origin: Origin: Mexico, Paraguay, Uganda
Organic Chia Seeds are tiny titans of nutrition.
Organic chia seeds are one of the most popular whole foods around. These ancient seeds are a versatile ingredient in any whole food diet and hold a wide range of nutritional potential.
Organic chia seed can easily be added to any meal for an impressive nutritional boost. After flaxseed chia has the highest content of omega-3 fatty acids in the plant based world. Just one 30g serving is considered high in protein, fibre, manganese, phosphorus and a source of calcium and magnesium.
Tiny, but powerful, these tasty seeds can be used for binding or to make a delicious pudding with a similar texture to semolina. Soaking chia creates a gel which can be used in recipes to give a binding effect which can be particularly useful in vegan recipes.
Aztec civilisations first grew organic chia seeds in the pre-columbian era. These tiny seeds were so coveted that Aztec people paid their priests and nobility with these special seeds as payment for taxes. They even ate chia seed for sustenance during endurance contests!
Chia seeds are vegan, paleo and ketogenic friendly. If you haven't used chia before then this chia parfait pot is a great place to start. Another tasty one to try is this Five Seed Oatcakes Recipe.
Organic Chia Seed is high in Fibre, Protein, Manganese, Phosphorus and a source of Calcium and Magnesium (per 30g serving)
Typical Nutrient Values: | Amount per 100g: | Amount per serving (30g) | % Reference intake (RI) per serving |
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Energy | 2052kj/490kcal | 616.21kj/147kcal | 7.35% |
Fat | 30.8g | 9.24g | 13.21% |
of which saturates | 3.2g | 0.96g | 4.80% |
Carbohydrate | 43.8g | 13.15g | 5.05% |
of which sugars | 0g | - | - |
Fibre | 37.7g | 11.32g | - |
Protein | 15.6g | 4.68g | 9.36% |
Salt | 19.0mg | 5.70mg | 0.23% |
Typical Vitamin/ Mineral Values: | Amount per 100g: | Amount per serving (30g) | % Reference intake (RI) per serving |
Calcium | 631mg | 189.49mg | 23.69% |
Manganese | 2.2mg | 0.66mg | 33.03% |
Phosphorus | 948mg | 284.68mg | 40.67% |
Zinc | 3.5mg | 1.05mg | 10.51% |
Omega 3 | 17553mg | 5271mg | |
Omega 6 | 5785mg | 1737mg |
Reference Intake (RI)
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The Reference Intake (RI) refers to the recommended daily amount of a specific nutrient.
Here at Forest Whole Foods we do our very best to keep our costs low and our quality high. This is so we can provide a service to people who want to feed themselves and their families with honest, healthy foods that don't cost the earth.
Our mission is to help people build themselves and the next generation with delicious meals that are made from scratch. Feel free to browse our blog for ideas on how to use some of our foods in recipes we hope you will enjoy.
Allergen Information:
Packed on premises that handle gluten, tree nuts, sesame, soya, peanuts
Best Before Dates
Most of our produce has at least 6 months before the best before date. Please check our website descriptions or contact us for further information if required.
Packaging
We predominantly use high density recycled polypropylene as our packaging. This variety of plastic exhibits minimal leaching compared to other varieties of plastic. Although it is recyclable it is not widley recyclable in the UK. We also use Polyetheylene bags generally for products over 2kg. These bags can be recycled.
Smaller orders from 30g - 500g will be sent using a resealable kraft pouch so that we can keep your postage costs down and your food fresh
Dispatch Times
We dispatch all orders received before 1:30pm Monday - Friday the same day
Fast & Free Postage
Postage is not free but we think that when you shop online you want to see all the costs upfront before you make your decision. All of our listings include postage so there are no extra hidden costs.
For orders between 0 - 2kg we use Royal Mail 48 which is a 2-3 day service
For orders over 2kg we use a DPD Next Day Tracked service.
Organic Certification
We know our customers care about organic food standards as much as we do so our products are sourced from suppliers who share our passion for quality foods. We jump through every hoop to make sure all our foods are packaged freshly and hygienically with codes that can be traced right back to the farm they were grown.
We have a particular focus on rawness and try our hardest to source foods with minimal processing
Forest Whole Foods are Soil Association certified and comply with EU organic legislation. We have a 5 star food hygiene certificate from the FSA and we work closely with trading standards so you know exactly what you are getting when you shop with us.
Our certification can be found on our website
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