ChiaorSalviahispanicaL.is an annual plant that belongsto the family oflamiaceae.It is native tothe mountainous areas ofMexicoand although it is new toour market, it is knownsince3500 BCas an importantfood andmedicine forthe differentpre-Columbian civilizations.
Before the arrivalof Columbusto America, Chia represented one of thefourstaplesof the Aztecsand Mayans, whoused it as: