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Chia seed

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Chia seed in plain language

What it is

Also known as Salvia hispanica seed · Salvia hispanica seed extract · Salvia hispanica seed powder · Dried chia seeds · Seeds, chia seeds, dried · Spanish sage seed

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Chia seed yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance structurallydiverse.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Chia seed appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Chia seed yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Chia seed; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Chia seed in the catalog.