Sacha Inchi Nuts - Omega Nuts  

Grown in the Peruvian Amazon for thousands of years, it is believed to have been first discovered by the Incas and Pre-Inca civilizations. Proof of its discovery and use has been found in the graphics on pottery in the tombs of the Mochica and Chimu cultures.

These ancient cultures ate the toasted nut of the Sacha Inchi for nutrition, for energy prior to a day of hard work, before going in to battle, after a day of work (or war) to recuperate, reducing aching muscles and joints. 

The women of these cultures would mix the oil of the seeds with flour and make a special cream to revitalize & rejuvenate the skin to maintain a youthful appearance.

The plant of the Sacha Inchi grows a fruit 3 to 5 inches in diameter, green in color and consists of 4 to 7 lobes. When the fruit is “ripe”, it turns brown. Each lobe contains a seed.

The seeds are then extracted from the lobes. The hard layer of the seed is broken from the seed to retrieve the nut. 

The nut is then cold pressed to extract the oil or toasted, for a nutritious snack.One of the first scientific sources to mention Sacha Inchi was Cornell University. In the 1980's, Cornell University Scientists demonstrated that the seeds ofSacha Inchi had a high content of Omega 3 (48.6%) and Omega 6 (36.8%).