Chia (Salvia hispanica L) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging
to the Lamiaceae family, native to southern Mexico and northern
Guatemala. Chia seed, together with corn, beans and amaranth,was
one of the most important crops of Pre-Columbian American civilizations
(Alvarez-Chavez, Valdivia-Lopez, Aburto-Juarez, &
Tecante, 2008).