tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post5099302729795370393..comments2023-07-01T07:45:19.141-05:00Comments on Simply Clean™ | Clean Eating, Nutrition, Fitness: Chia/Salba vs. Ground FlaxMaria Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413876851420563010noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post-79966469243822207402009-10-02T11:19:28.103-05:002009-10-02T11:19:28.103-05:00There is no difference between salba and chia - ex...There is no difference between salba and chia - except of course a ridiculous price difference and unsubstantiated nutritional claims.The Futurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076260037528532957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post-48405344204618479542009-05-20T22:24:27.915-05:002009-05-20T22:24:27.915-05:00wow. what a load of info. right now I use flax but...wow. what a load of info. right now I use flax but maybe when money isn't such an issue I'll give the others a try.Kari@Onederlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384609908775866751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post-82085198697298366142009-05-20T09:34:11.211-05:002009-05-20T09:34:11.211-05:00Yes, they are both from the salvia hispanica plant...Yes, they are both from the salvia hispanica plant, but chia is the common name for more than one species of salvia. In addition, chia is a wild crop with many different strains all unregistered. Salba is two unique registered varieties of salvia hispanica.<br /><br />My mistake on the nutrition, but if you will look at the nutrition facts from chia, you will see that they are lower Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post-41143216935193702242009-05-19T18:24:11.646-05:002009-05-19T18:24:11.646-05:00Anonymous... Unfortunately, the nutrition informat...Anonymous... Unfortunately, the nutrition information that I posted for Chia/Salba was from the Salba site directly for the Whole Salba seeds. Also, my understanding from reading both the Salba and Renew Life sites, both Salba and Chia are both the salvia hispanica seed. <br /><br />On a side note, yes, growing conditions can effect the nutritional profile of one seed to another, but this is the Maria Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413876851420563010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595823497614405628.post-57984138370284659622009-05-19T17:36:44.286-05:002009-05-19T17:36:44.286-05:00I think it's only fair to point out that Salba is ...I think it's only fair to point out that Salba is NOT the same as chia and the nutrition profile you have used for chia is actually lower in some areas that Salba is. In addition, you do not have to grind Salba to get the nutritional benefits where you do have to grind flax AND Salba has very minimal flavor so it can be incorporated into many more recipes. Salba is also only grown by one familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com