A BRIEF HISTORY
History of the chia crop.
Coming from the past to nurture the present. For the health of the future.
Originally from the mountainous regions of Mexico and Guatemala, Chia seeds are part of the human diet since 3500 BC. The pre-hispanic civilizations, mainly the Aztecs, had chia seeds among their main crops.
Extensively, it was one of the four most common crops in America, along with beans, amaranth and corn. It was used for human and animal consumption, especially during rituals and to feed the warriors, before and after the battle.
The seed oils were also used to produce paints, which retained their brightness over the years. Today they are the best evidence we have to know the lifestyle of pre-hispanic societies. Eventually this plant was left aside and restricted to small, isolated plots. In this way, it survived until now, when the nutrition and health status of human and animal populations are at risk.
The recovery of this crop responds to the need to find alternatives to improve the quality of life and current nutrition.
There is scientific evidence that shows that the chia seed started to be used in human and animal nutrition around 3500 BC and it became a basic crop in central Mexico between 1500 and 900 BC.