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Rooted in the past, rediscovered for the future, Salba® is the culmination of almost 15 years of traditional plant breeding solely using Salvia hispanica L. The first experimental plots for Salba® were started in 1991 in Argentina by Adolfo and Alfredo Mealla.
By painstakingly sorting out the few desirable white grains from the mostly black and replanting them, they were able not only to produce a primarily white crop, but amazingly the overall consistent nutrient density was greatly enhanced. Adolfo decided that this new variety should be honored with its own name. Thus Salba® was born. The word “Salba®” is a combination of the botanical name “Salvia hispanica L.” and the Latin name for white, “Alba”.
The Mealla brothers would now embark on their long, concentrated effort of plant research that would span nearly 15 years. By 1994 they had successfully introduced Salba® in Colombia and in 1997 further experimental crops were planted in Bolivia and Peru. Now in 2007, Salba® is grown under strictly controlled conditions in Peru because of its ideal climate and pristine environment. Peru is home to the spectacular Amazon Basin and one of the last bastions of unspoiled countries in the world.
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