Not Just for Ceramic Pets: First Certified-Organic Chia Introduced to United States
If I asked you to identify quinoa, kamut, spelt and amaranth, you’d probably reply — correctly — that each of those are a type of ancient grain. But if I asked you to identify chia, you might be more likely to respond by pointing to a ceramic, grass-topped pet.
Navitas Naturals, a California-based organic and fair-trade food company, is working to change that image. Chia is actually an ancient seed with nutritional similarities to flax seed — and a higher quantity of omega fatty acids than salmon. Until recently, finding organic chia in the United States was nearly impossible. But recently, Navitas Naturals released the United States’ first certified organic chia seed.
