Antioxidants, protein, oil content and fatty acids profiles of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) genotype Tzotzol growing in three tropical ecosystems of Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay

Abstract

Chia is a summer annual of the Lamiaceae. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of growinglocation on the antioxidants content and composition in one genotype of chia, and the potential relationship withits major nutritional compounds, as protein, oil, and fatty acids. This study was carried out with black spotted chiaseeds commercially grown in three different ecosystems, Tropical Rain Forest, Sub Humid Chaco, and CampoCerrado, located in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, respectively. Flavonols quercetin, myrcetin, kaempherol, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, and SDG lignan compound presence was detected by chromatographic analysis. Nosignificant (P