Re: re:not chia flax seed or hemp

[Guest guest]

Chia oil is lower than hemp oil in the inflammatory omega-6 linoleic acid (LA).

Just 19%, according the the following analysis.

The 62% linolenic acid (LNA) component of Chia oil is not an efficient omega-3

precursor to EPA and DHA even if omega-6 levels are fairly low, which they are

not in most people. One will still need actual EPA and DHA to avoid deficiency.

About 1/4 of the LNA intake is burned as fuel and except for that maximum 2%

conversion to EPA and DHA there's no known use for this component.

Here's an analysis of Chia oil:

http://www.nsrinews.com/webdocs/oil-bran-technical.pdf

So I wouldn't use the oil but a little defatted Chia meal, hemp or flax meal as

salad sprinkle or to hide in my whey shake or some such is do-able. Similarly a

teaspoonful of whole seed would make an interesting and nutritious garnish. At

that " dose " the oil content is pretty low.

We can discuss the relative merits of these three top seeds; I think that once

most of the oil is taken out of them by cold-pressing they can be fairly good

food.

all good,

Duncan

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[Guest guest]

I thought the subject was chia SEED, not chia OIL - so why the correction?

Here is an analysis of Chia SEEDS (that people can comprehend):

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/chia-seeds-nutritional-value.html

Does Chia seed cover all the basis? I certainly don't treat it as such. On the

other hand if a tribe of super runners in Mexico eat a lot of Chia seeds it has

to have something going for it :-)

Dee

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[Guest guest]

Dee, I considered Chia seed oil and its meal separately for a couple of reasons.

I would only use the whole seed as a garnish because I'd limit inflammatory

omega-6 intake as part of my health program and I think people would like to

know about it. The LNA in chia oil is an omega-3 that is exposed to

rancidification like the omega-6, and the omega-6 is also a little high. As with

the other two seeds, hemp and flax, that we just discussed, I would avoid using

this plant oil as a food oil. This leaves the ground meal as the nutritious

part.

Chia meal once defatted and cold ground is a good nutritious garnish. As a plant

protein source it is reasonable but better with some animal protein.

all good,

Duncan

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[Guest guest]

Seems according to the analysis Dee referred to that Manganese at 10.6 g is more

than a third of the total weight. Manganese toxicity probability. That's a high

manganese dose isn't it?

If the data contained a typo and the manganese was 10% of that or 1.06g per 28

gram dose it would still be too high for a trace mineral. Do you suppose this

analysis is for real?

all good,

Duncan

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> I thought the subject was chia SEED, not chia OIL - so why the correction?

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[Guest guest]

The analysis also does not mention magnesium, which is the main mineral in the

seed. Maybe the writer combined the magnesium and manganese levels, thinking

they are the same thing. Stranger things have happened. I'd look for another

analysis; can't use a faulty document, GIGO and all that.

all good,

Duncan

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