Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Do you know the properties of oil from hyptis suaveolens seeds?

It is a plant called CHIA in M茅xico. I am told that oil from those seeds have higher content of omega 3 than oil from fishes in cold seas. Where can I check that?Do you know the properties of oil from hyptis suaveolens seeds?
The seeds of Hyptis suaveolens contain 77%-80% linoleic acid, and little or no linolenic acid. The total oil yield is very low compared to other commercially grown oil seed crops.





The site: ';New Industrial Crops: Northwestern Argentina Regional Project'; reports analysis of commercial use as biomass f.e.:


http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proce鈥?/a>





The essential oil is known to have medicinal properties:


anti-cancerous, mycotoxic, antimicrobial, against loss of appetite f.e.


http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:twfKQ鈥?/a>


http://www.liberherbarum.com/Pn6108.HTM





This site http://mnes.nic.in/list/oil-plants.pdf cites Hyptis suaveolens in ';FUEL OIL YIELDING PLANTS LIST (NON EDIBLE )'; as number 134, reports ';Seed contain 13% fatty oil.';





About chia is reported, that its a cereal composed of several species: Salvia polystachya, Hyptis suaveolens and Salvia hispanica, the last one, currently harvested in a small scale in few Mexico麓s states like Morelos, Puebla, Guerrero and Jalisco `. I didn`t find details about mixing ratio of the three ingredients.


Chia contains excellent levels of omega-3 fatty acid, anti oxidants, dietary fiber (22.1%) and proteins. Some authors consider chia seed as the highest vegetable edible source of omega-3 fatty acid.





All about chia ( contents, use, history etc.:


http://www.respyn.uanl.mx/ix/1/articulos鈥?/a>

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