Do you really deserve to spend a lot of money on it? Read this one, and you'll know!
Whether or not you have eaten it or not, in addition to avocado, there is a high rate of exposure to exotic food in these two years, which is the Chia seed.
Whether it's the bag of bubble goblers on the table at the same time, the Chiya seed pudding milkshake that Instagram bloggers get daily on the Internet, or the "super food" that TV health shows talk about from time to time, there's the ocean sesame seed-Chia seed.
As an imported product, Chia seed also came into China in a gorgeous coat of super-food. On Taobao, sellers called it a "weight loss artifact."
However, you don't know the truth behind the water-soaked "super food" like frog eggs.
01 the unpretentious Chia seed
Zia Seeds are known as Sage thickened and native to Latin America. Chia seed is unique because this distant look like sesame-like thing, when met with water will "gain weight" 12 times, instantly forming frog egg-shape.
This feature became the first veil of "super food".
It contains a variety of nutrients, including protein, antioxidants, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other trace elements, as well as omega-3, which can become smart, and unsaturated fatty acids, which have been mythical, according to Zia seeds. It is the world's fairy Dan, the super food in the food.
What exactly is the content?
Through the following figure you can see that Chia seeds have the first protein proportion in the seed class, unexpectedly higher than all kinds of meat protein!
Chia seed oil also has the highest omega-3 fatty acids of all plants, far outpacing omega-3 's famed salmon oil; its calcium content is more than a cup of milk, making it easy to beat a host of anthocyanins and fruits and vegetables.
Even worse, nearly 40g of dietary fiber is found in every 100g of Chia seeds. The sticky water-soluble fibers covered outside the seeds can increase the fullness of the stomach. After bubbling up and drinking it, it can help expand fecal volume and easily moisten the intestines and defecates.
After reading these data, I wish I could grab a handful of Chia seeds into my mouth right away!
There is a mystery to the popularity of "02"
We can see that this little seed, which was discovered by Mexicans, was included in the Mexican diet more than 5000 years ago.
The first to eat the seeds were the Mayans and Aztecs of America. They found that eating Chia seeds can make them 100 times more energetic, not only empty-mouthed, effervescent, but also used to grind and extract oil.
And Chia seed has become a network celebrity, even to China's Internet celebrities is a matter of recent years. This is largely thanks to the propaganda and packaging of smart businessmen.
In the last century, a large number of students learned to discover the long-lost seeds of Gia in Argentina, leaving them behind in the United States. However, although this little seed has played a huge role in nourishing the Mayans, But its nutritional value has not been confirmed by modern science.
As a result, it entered the American family and appeared entirely as an ornamental plant.
Until it was brought to the famous talk show in the United States and hired a national doctor named DR. OZ, on the show to recommend the Chia seed, since then Chia seed has become popular.
And this national name god doctor, is the United States to recommend a variety of magic food famous, deep into the people's hearts of the "super food" sales experts! The food that he recommends, will put on the gorgeous coat of super food, sell on sale!
So, four years from 2009 to 2013, the consumption of Cia seeds jumped by more than 1,300 times!
This is not the magic of Zia seed proved by modern science, but because of modern society's smart marketing methods!
Chia seeds have two selling points: 1) rich in dietary fiber, conducive to weight loss; 2) rich in 3 series of fatty acids, the human body can not synthesize.
Dietary fiber in the selling point and 3 series fatty acids, the former can be ingested through fruits and vegetables, the latter through flaxseed oil, deep sea fish intake, these are cheaper than hundreds of yuan a packet of Chia seeds cheaper!
03 Chia seed can't lose weight.
For China, this looks a little fleshy thing, the biggest attraction is to lose weight!
Chia seeds are high in dietary fiber and can expand 12 times in size, and "in theory" does increase satiety and make you eat less naturally-that's what the so-called "weight loss artifact" calls it.
According to this theory, if you eat sponges without poison, there will be a lot of people filling their stomachs with sponges, filling their empty stomachs so that they don't eat anything else and lose weight.
However, looking at all the academic literature, it can be found that the information about the weight loss of Zia seed is only in the advertisements of the website and TV station, and the academic circles do not recognize it.
A 2009 paper published in the journal Nutrition Research introduced a controlled trial of 90 obese people who ate Chia seeds. Unfortunately, by the end of the experiment, researchers had not found out which fatso the seeds had really lost.
On the contrary, nutritionists say that although the seeds are nutritious, the calories are not low.
Two tablespoons of Chia seeds contain 138 calories, including 81 open from fat. Although eating less is easy to feel full, but continue to eat a large number of calories also exceeded the standard!
More importantly, because Chia seed is rich in fiber, eat a lot of water to drink less, but also easy to cause constipation!
In addition to eating too much constipation, the most worrying thing about Chia seed is that it contains a substance called artemisia brain.
Experiments have shown that mice fed with Artemisia annua brain can cause liver cancerization in some mice. However, after investigation, it is found that the temporary impact of the substance on human beings is not significant.
In spite of this, the Chinese often say that everything is the opposite, and that there is no advantage in eating too much.
In 2014, the TW Consumer Foundation published a sample of 12 Gia seed-related products on the market, and found that as many as 11 people compared with other food nutrients, highlighting what Zia seeds are called superfoods. But the benchmark is unfair.
One of the commodities, for example, contains nutrients greater than or equal to salmon, oats, spinach, etc., but does not write that the comparison is based on several grams of Chiya seeds.
The fund also found that one of the items posted on the sale page could "lower blood pressure" and reduce the risk of stroke; it may have violated section 28 of the Food Hygiene Administration Act, suspected of overstating the effects of advertising.
04 Australia becomes the biggest winner in Chiari seed
Today, almost all of the Cia seeds common on the market come from Mexico and Argentina. Of course, in the midst of this wave of super-food raids, Australia has become a late winner-the most productive and exported country today.
If you are trying to lose weight to buy Chia seeds, I am sorry to inform you, your body will not lose weight, but your wallet will be thin, which is because of the Australian intelligence tax!
Every food has its advantages and disadvantages. The healthiest eating habit is not to overeat or overeat a certain food. Chia seeds are nutritious, but never to lose weight, eat crazily, don't be fooled by advertising, and ignore the daily balanced diet!
05 these people are simply not fit to eat Chia seed.
1. Hypotension patients
Studies have found that eating Zia seeds has the effect of lowering blood pressure and may increase the effect of antihypertensive drugs. If you have a blood pressure problem, you must be careful when eating Chia seed.
2. High fiber intolerance crowd
Food fiber is water soluble and insoluble. One of the functions of water-soluble fibers is to provide energy for intestinal probiotics. Insoluble fibers cannot be digested to help peristalsis in the large intestine. Chia seed fiber, about 1 / 4 is water soluble, 3 / 4 is insoluble. For some people, insoluble fiber content is too high to help defecate, may be constipation, and prone to gas production or abdominal distension.
3. A person allergic to sesame, mint, or mustard seeds.
Chia seed is the seed of sage (sage), because of its similar herb, it may be allergic to Chia seed as well.
4. People with blood concentration problems.
Chia seed is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, Omega-3 has the effect of dilution blood, if you are taking hemodilution drugs or are about to have surgery, consult your doctor for food.
5. Prostate cancer high risk group
In addition to a family history, male hormone users are also at high risk for prostate cancer, urologist said. Chia seeds contain α-linolenic acid. Some studies have shown that high doses of α-linolenic acid may increase the risk of prostate cancer. If you have prostate cancer or a high risk person, avoid eating too much.
6. Pregnancy and lactation
Insufficient information is available to ensure that eating Chia seeds during pregnancy and lactation has any side effects.
In addition, Chia seeds are eaten raw. The size of each particle is very small, difficult to clean, so be sure to pick organic raw, to avoid chemical pesticides.