Chía: Variety // Quality // Origen // Available // Packaging
Variety
Whole seeds from the Salvia Hispanica
plant, commonly known as
Chía, available as black (mixed) or white. Cultivated conventional,
agroecological and/or certified organic.
Quality & Product Specification
We source our Chía at medium and large-scale farmers using environmentally friendly agricultural production techniques, and which are accompanied by our agronomist throughout cultivation and harvest. We source complete lots only, to guarantee the best possible traceability and quality. Read more about cultivation
Obtained raw material is properly physically cleaned up in our in-house processing plant (using multiple sieving and gravity/density air table with magnets) to a high-quality premium product in accordance with international standards. Read more about cleaning
Typical specs at loading: purity 99,9 - 99.95 - 99,98% min, oil content 30% min, FFA 2% max, brown seeds max 1%, immature seeds max 1%, moisture 8% max, sound loyal and merchantable.
Quality distribution: A-grade (food), B-grade (food) and C-grade (animal feed, <650gr/L):
» Product Specification Black Chía Seeds (.PDF)
» Analytical Report Black Chía Seeds (.PDF)
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Origen
Paraguay, South America.
Available
All year round available
Packaging
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25kg polypropylene raffia bags or 3-ply multiwall paper Kraft bags (55.12lbs)
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1,000kg big bags (2,200lbs, big bags also known as FIBC -Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers-, super sacks, jumbo bags or tote bags)