What Is Chia Seed? How to Use? Chia seed is harvested from a flowering plant in the mint family known as Salvia hispanica, which is native to parts of Mexico and Guatemala. Good-quality chia seed is naturally black or white (they shouldn’t be brown more on that below). It has only become a commercially popular health food in the last decade or so, but they’re one of the oldest forms of nutrition and were a staple of Mayan and Aztec diets. These tiny seeds can expand to hold about 10 times their dry weight in liquid. When they absorb liquid, the seeds … Continue reading The Most important Benefits Of Chia Seed (Salvia Hispanica)