Chia seed - composition

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2009. Some Quality Components of Four Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Genotypes Grown under Tropical Coastal Desert Ecosystem Conditions. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 8(4):301-307. Published online 17 May 2009 - (Abstract - English)  (full text).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2009. Influence of environment on growing period and yield: protein, oil and alpha-linolenic content of three chia (Salvia hispanica L.) selections. Industrial Crops and Products. Published online 5 May 2009 - (Abstract English).

* Ayerza, R. 2009. The seed's protein and oil content, faty acid composition, and growing cycle length of a single genotype of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) as affected by environmental factors. J. Oleo Science, 58(7):347-354 (Abstract English).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2007. Seed Yield, Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Three Botanical Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Planted in the Yungas Ecosystem of Tropical Argentina. Tropical Science, 47(4):183-187 - Published online 12 Sep 2008 (Abstract - English) (Journal publication link)

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2005. Protein and oil content, peroxide index and fatty acid composition of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) grown in six tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems of South America. Tropical Science, 44(3):131-135 (2005). (Abstract - English - Spanish - French).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2001. Chia seeds: new source of omega-3 fatty acids, natural antioxidants, and dietetic fiber. Southwest Center for Natural Products Research & Commercialization, Office of Arid Lands Studies, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 3 p. (Extended Summary: English - Spanish - French)

* Ayerza, R. 1996. Fatty acid composition, protein and oil content of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) grown in Peru, Columbia and Argentina. Third European Symposium on Industrial Crops and Products, Elsevier, Reims, France, 9p. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French)

* Ayerza, R. 1995. Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) from Five Northwestern Locations in Argentina. Journal of The American Oil Chemists' Society, 72:1079-1081 (Abstract - English - Spanish - French) (Journal publication link).

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Chia in human and animal nutrition

* Fernandez, S., M. Vidueiros, R. Ayerza, W. Coates and A. Pallaro. 2008. Impact of chia (Salvia hispanica L) on the immune system: preliminary study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Soceity, Volume 67, Issue OCE, May 2008, E12. (Abstract - English)

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2008. Chapter 26: Chia seeds and the Columbus Concept, Bakery and Animal Products. Wild-Type Food in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Edited by: F. De Meester and R. R. Watson. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ 07512, pp 377-392. (Abstract - English)

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2007. Lowering Triglyceride and Increasing HDL-Cholesterol Levels in Rat Serum When Feeding Alpha-linolenic Fatty Acid Derived from Chia Seeds. Presented at the XII World Congress on Clinical Nutrition, June 18, 2007, Edmonton, Canada. (Power point presentation - English - Spanish - French).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2007. Effect of dietary α-linolenic fatty acid derived from chia when fed as ground seed, whole seed and oil on lipid content and fatty acid compost ion of rat plasma. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2007:51:27-34. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French). (Journal Publication Link)

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2006. Total ω-3 fatty acid content of selected foods. Office of Arid Lands Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (English - Spanish - French).

* Fernández, I., R. Ayerza (h), W. Coates, S.M. Vidueiros, N. Slobodianik, and A.N. Pallaro. 2006. Nutritional characteristics of Chia. Actualizacion en Nutricion, 7(1):23-25. (English - Spanish - French).

* Fernández, I., R. Ayerza (h), W. Coates, S.M. Vidueiros, N. Slobodianik1, and A.N. Pallaro. 2005. Effect of incorporating chia seed or oil on the plasmatic lipid profile. Proceedings of the XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Grasas y Aceites, Buenos Aires y Rosario, Argentina, pp.352-353. (English - Spanish - French).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2005. Ground chia seed and chia oil effects on plasma lipids and fatty acids in the rat. Nutrition Research, 25:995-1003. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French) (Journal Publication Link).

* Ayerza, R. and W. Coates. 2005.  Enrichment of animal products with omega-3 fatty acids using chia seed-based ingredients. In: Industrial Crops and Rural Development, edited by M.J. Pascual-Villalobos, F.S. Nakayama, C.A. Bailey, E. Correal, and W.W. Schloman Jr., The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops, and Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario, Murcia, Spain, pp.797-807. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French).

* Pallaro, A. N., M.S. Feliú, S.M. Vidueiros, N. Slobodiank, R. Ayerza (h), W. Coates, and I. Fernández. 2004. Study of a non traditional source of protein. Congreso Internacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Córdoba, Argentina. 1 p. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French   Full Text - English - Spanish - French).

* Ayerza, R. 2003. Chia seed nutrient composition and its relation with human daily requirements. Office of Arid Lands Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (English - Spanish - French)

* Ayerza, R. 2003. Deoiled chia flour nutrient composition and its relation with human daily requirements. Office of Arid Lands Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (English - Spanish - French)

* W. Coates and R. Ayerza. 2002. Chia Consumption: Effect on Blood Cholesterol, HDL, LDL and Triglyceride Levels in Humans. Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 1 p. (Abstract - English - Spanish - French).

* Ayerza, R. 2002. Chia as an omega- 3 fatty acid source for animal and human consumption. Office of Arid Lands Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (English - Spanish - French)

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