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Food Strong

Chia Seeds

Name: Chia Seeds
Brand: Food Strong

Clean SafeShelf · review pending

NOVA 1

Serving

20 g

Pack

200 g

Ingredients

Barcode

8906128676269

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01 — Ingredient mix

What’s in the box, ranked from most concerning.

Each ingredient gets a tier from our researched dossier. The list sorts worst-first; the donut summarises the distribution. Tap any ingredient for its full dossier.

Cleared · 1 ingredient shown

Cleared1 of 1 ingredient

Chia SeedsCleared

02 — Claims audit

Every label claim, fact-checked.

We treat each claim as a question — does what’s inside back it up? Tap a claim for the reasoning.

6/10

claims fully supported

“Naturally Sourced”true

Single whole-food seed, no synthetic inputs, additives, or processing aids present.

“High Fibre”true

Dietary fibre is 38.3 g per 100 g, far exceeding the FSSAI threshold of ≥6 g per 100 g for a high-fibre claim on solid foods.

“High Protein”true

Protein is 19.4 g per 100 g, well above the ≥12 g per 100 g threshold conventionally required for a high-protein declaration.

“No Artificial Colours”true

Single-ingredient product; no colouring agents of any kind are present.

“Gluten Free”true

Chia seeds contain no gluten proteins; no gluten-bearing ingredients are present in this product.

“GMO Free”true

No commercially approved GMO chia seed varieties currently exist, making this factually accurate in practice.

“No Nasties”misleading

No artificial additives are present, but the product does declare 0.1 g trans fat per 100 g; the claim itself has no regulatory definition and is unquantified marketing language.

“Lab-Tested for Purity”misleading

A process claim that cannot be confirmed from the ingredient list or nutrition panel; no testing body, standard, or certification is referenced in the available product data.

“Verified to be Non-GMO”misleading

Implies third-party verification, but no certification body or recognised non-GMO standard is cited; the verification cannot be assessed from available product information.

“Farm Sourced”misleading

Every agricultural seed by definition originates on a farm; the claim is trivially true but conveys no meaningful quality, traceability, or sustainability information.

03 — The fuller picture

Read the whole thing if a one-line verdict isn’t enough.

What’s in favour, and what’s working against it

In favour

Exceptionally high dietary fibre: 38.3 g per 100 g
Strong plant-based protein: 19.4 g per 100 g
Rich natural source of omega-3 fatty acids (ALA)
Single ingredient — no additives, preservatives, or artificial substances
Naturally gluten-free with negligible sugar content (0.9 g per 100 g)
Near-zero sodium (0.4 mg per 100 g)

Working against

Contains trace trans fat: 0.1 g per 100 g
High calorie density: 530 kcal per 100 g
Dry seeds pose choking and oesophageal obstruction risk
Saturated fat moderately elevated at 7 g per 100 g

Who should approach with care

Infants — Dry chia seeds swell rapidly on contact with liquid and can cause choking or oesophageal obstruction in infants and very young children who cannot reliably pre-hydrate seeds before swallowing.

Nut Allergy — EFSA's 2019 safety assessment identified allergenicity as the primary hazard of chia seeds; those with known seed or cross-reactive nut allergies should consult a healthcare provider before consuming.

Other — Individuals with dysphagia should avoid dry chia seeds entirely, as the seeds' strong gel-forming capacity on contact with liquid can cause oesophageal obstruction; only pre-soaked preparations are considered safer.

The full analysis

Primarily bought by health-conscious consumers and those seeking a clean plant-based source of omega-3s and fibre, Food Strong Chia Seeds is about as minimal as a packaged food gets — one ingredient, zero additives, no processing. The nutrition profile is genuinely impressive: fibre and protein figures rank among the highest in the plant kingdom. The most useful thing to walk away knowing is that despite the stellar label, these seeds carry a real physical hazard — dry chia seeds swell rapidly in liquid and can obstruct the oesophagus, making them unsuitable for infants and anyone with swallowing difficulties, and the product did not clear SafeShelf due to this infant safety flag and a missing NOVA-tier evaluation in the deterministic engine.

FSSAI licence

11524998000110

Region

Source

MANUAL

Analysis

Independently researched