“…Later, a high amount of dietary fibre (33.9-39.9%) was reported (Capitani, Spotorno, Nolasco & Tomás, 2012). Part of this dietary fibre is is located in the epidermal cells of the fruit and may be extracted (Muñoz, Cobos, Diaz & Aguilera, 2012) and used as a thickening mucilage since it is highly hygroscopic, viscous and adhesive (Švec, Hrušková & Jurinová, 2016). The mucilage of chia can also be used as a basis for films to avoid food dehydration (Capitani, Corzo-Rios, Chel-Guerrero, Betancur-Ancona, Nolasco & Tomás, 2015, Capitani, Spotorno, Nolasco & Tomás, 2012, Muñoz, Cobos, Diaz & Aguilera, 2012, and as an additive to rice flour to improve both rheology and nutraceutical properties of gluten-free pasta (Menga, Amato, Phillips, Angelino, Morreale & Fares, 2017).…”