Chia seeds are the edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. These seeds are oval and gray with black and white spots, having a diameter around 2 millimetres (0.08 in). The seeds are hygroscopic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked and developing a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based foods and beverages a […]