TABLE 2.

Different functional components of chia seeds and their potential health benefits.

Functional component	Present in part	Helpful in diseases	References
Fiber	Bran	Diabetes, CVD, and Constipation	Fernandes et al. (2021), Liu et al. (2002), Oliveira‐Alves et al. (2017)
Antioxidants	Whole seed	Cancer and Diabetes	Alwosais et al. (2021), da Silva Marineli et al. (2014), Hajhashemi et al. (2010)
Polyphenols	Whole seed	Cancer and Alzheimer's disease	Oliveira‐Alves et al. (2017), Shabbir et al. (2021)
Vitamins (E)	Whole seed	Cancer	EFSA (2009), Yang et al. (2012)
Minerals	Bran	Reduce BP	Ghafoor et al. (2018), Taneja and Mandal (2007)
Omega‐3 Fatty acid	Mostly in endosperm	Reduce bad cholesterol and TG	Basuny et al. (2021), Pizzini et al. (2017), Porras‐Loaiza et al. (2014)