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Chia Seed Milk

Rare

Limited household and specialty production

A seed-based beverage or drink preparation made using chia seeds and water. Chia forms a mucilaginous gel when hydrated, giving chia-based liquids different physical properties from many strained nut beverages.

Chia Seed Milk illustration

About Chia Seed Milk

A seed-based beverage or drink preparation made using chia seeds and water. Chia forms a mucilaginous gel when hydrated, giving chia-based liquids different physical properties from many strained nut beverages.

Nutrition

Fat—

Protein—

Lactose0% naturally

Common Uses

◌ Drinking◌ Smoothies◌ Breakfast foods◌ Desserts

Interesting Facts

Chia seeds are the seeds of Salvia hispanica.
Hydrated chia seeds develop a mucilage layer that thickens the surrounding liquid.
There is no sufficiently standardized generic chia-milk formulation to assign universal fat or protein percentages.