Chia seeds, in wooden bowl. Edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, flowering plant in mint family (Lamiaceae). Very hygroscopic, giving food a gel texture.

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Chia seeds, in a wooden bowl. Edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Very hygroscopic, and absorbing twelve times their weight, giving food a gel texture.

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Photo credit: © Peter Hermes Furian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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