They can be soaked in water and consumed directly or mixed with any kind of juice to make chia fresca[14] or with milk. Chia seed pudding, similar to tapioca pudding, is made with a type of milk, sweetener, and whole chia seeds. Chia seeds may also be ground and made into a gelatin-like substance or eaten raw.[15][16][17][18] The gel from ground seeds may be used to replace as much as 25% of the egg and oil content in cakes.[19]