The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marksissons and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

The Definitive Guide to Seeds

Last week I gave you the definitive guide to nuts, focusing on the 10 most widely available

types.

Today I give you the same treatment to edible seeds.

If you've ever wondered whether chia seeds are good to eat or sesame seeds can be legitimate

snacks or flax seed actually isn't as good or bad as you may

have thought, this podcast is for you. If you need to choose sides in a long-standing and bitter

blood feud pitting the sunflower seed farmers on your mother's side of the family against the

Pepita producers on your

fathers well this post will help you decide if your trustafarian friend's

obsession with the industrial applications of hemp is getting on your nerves

this post will give you the tools to analyze his arguments as you'll hear

seeds are nutrient-dense little guys that

can really pack in the minerals. Let's get to it. Chia. Multi-level marketers hawk it. Food manufacturers add a

teaspoon of it to juice drinks and double the price.

Bulk bins in health food stores across the world stock it.

The prominence of the chia seed as a dietary supplement has supplanted its prominence as a as seen on TV market.

But should you be eating it?

In an ounce, there's 137.8 calories, 11.9 grams of carbs and 9.8 grams of fiber.

8.7 grams of fat, with 0.7 grams, mufa, 1.7 grams, LA, 5.1 grams ALA, or Omega-3, and 1.1 gram SFA.

4.7 grams of protein, 11% vitamin B3, niacin, 23% vitamin B6, 167% vitamin B6, 16% vitamin K, 15% calcium,

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