Do you know the properties of oil from hyptis suaveolens seeds?

Question

It is a plant called CHIA in México. I am told that oil from those seeds have higher content of omega 3 than oil from fishes in cold seas. Where can I check that?

Answer 1

The seeds of Hyptis suaveolens contain 77%-80% linoleic acid, and little or no linolenic acid. The total oil yield is very low compared to other commercially grown oil seed crops.

The site: "New Industrial Crops: Northwestern Argentina Regional Project" reports analysis of commercial use as biomass f.e.:

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proce...

The essential oil is known to have medicinal properties:

anti-cancerous, mycotoxic, antimicrobial, against loss of appetite f.e.

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:twfKQ...

http://www.liberherbarum.com/Pn6108.HTM

This site http://mnes.nic.in/list/oil-plants.pdf cites Hyptis suaveolens in "FUEL OIL YIELDING PLANTS LIST (NON EDIBLE )" as number 134, reports "Seed contain 13% fatty oil."

About chia is reported, that its a cereal composed of several species: Salvia polystachya, Hyptis suaveolens and Salvia hispanica, the last one, currently harvested in a small scale in few Mexico´s states like Morelos, Puebla, Guerrero and Jalisco `. I didn`t find details about mixing ratio of the three ingredients.

Chia contains excellent levels of omega-3 fatty acid, anti oxidants, dietary fiber (22.1%) and proteins. Some authors consider chia seed as the highest vegetable edible source of omega-3 fatty acid.

All about chia ( contents, use, history etc.:

http://www.respyn.uanl.mx/ix/1/articulos...