Chia Literature References

Ahmed, M., Ting, I.P., and Scora, R.W. 1994. Leaf oil composition of Salvia hispanica L. from three geographical areas. Journal of Essential Oil Research 6:223-228.

Edwards, S.S. 1819. Salvia hispanica, Spanish sage. Botanical Register 5:359.

Estilai, A., Hashemi, A., and Truman, K. 1990. Chromosome number and meiotic behavior of cultivated chia, Salvia hispanica (Lamiaceae). HortScience 25:1646-1647.

Hershey, D.R. 1995. Don't just pet your chia. Science Activities 32(2):8-12.

Lin, K-Y., Daniel, J.R. and Whistler, R.L. 1994. Structure of chia seed polysaccharide exudate. Carbohydrate Polymers 23:13-18.

Ortiz de Montellano, B.R. 1978. Aztec cannibalism: An ecological necessity? Science 200:611-617.

Stern, K.R. 1991. Introductory Plant Biology. Dubuque, Iowa: W.C. Brown.

Taga, M.S., Miller, E.E., and Pratt, D.E. 1984. Chia seeds as a source of natural lipid antioxidants. Journal of the American Oil Chemist's Society 61:928-931.

Ting, I.P., Brown, J.H., Naqvi, H.H., Kumamoto, J., and Matsumura, M. 1992. Chia: A potential oil crop for arid zones. In: New Industrial Oil Crops and Products. edited by H.H. Naqvi, A. Estilai, and I.P. Ting. Riverside, California: Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops.

Weber, C.W., Gentry, H.S., Kohlhepp, E.A., and McCrohan, P.R. 1991. The nutritional and chemical evaluation of chia seeds. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 26:119-125.

Whistler, R.L. 1982. Industrial gums from plants: Guar and chia. Economic Botany 36:195-202.