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| Flax Seed (Linum usitatissimum) |
Flax seed is one of the most important sources of drying oils. There is information that the member for that purpose bred before 6000 years. The oil content in the flax seeds is of 32% to 43%. Flax commercially, for seeds, grown mainly in Argentina, Ukraine, France, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Russia, India, China, Canada and the United States. Russia is the largest producer of flax textile fibers with 70% of the global market.
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| Flax Seed (Linum usitatissimum) |
Flax oil and flax seeds have been recently discovered again as a truly healthy food. Flax seed certainly deserves its place on the top list of the ten healthiest foods. Flax is not a new food. In fact, one of the earlier food and can be considered as one of the foods that fall into the original "health food", known since the Roman Empire. Flax was one of the original "medicines" used by Hippocrates. Another name flaxseed oil could be forgotten oil. One of the reasons that has ceased to be popular is that they are oil producers discovered that the nourishing oils lower income. It is those nutrients that are healthy flax - which are essential fatty acids - have a shorter shelf life, which means that this oil is more expensive to produce, transport and storage. However, those trained in nutrition continues flax put very high on the list of foods you should consume. The impact of omega-3 fatty acids on human health is well known, so the member came to the esteemed position of all foods that scientists recommend.
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| Flax Seed (Linum usitatissimum) |
In addition to being the best source of omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed oil is a good source of omega-6 fatty acids. Sunflower and sesame oil have more omega-6 fatty acids, but does not contain omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed oil contains 45-60% omega-3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid - ALA). Apart from nutritious fats, flax seeds contain nutrients and other substances that make the whole eating seeds rather than oil consumption. Flax seeds contain high-quality protein. Flax seeds are rich in fiber. Due to a combination of oil and fiber, ideal laxative.
Flax seeds contain vitamins B1, B2 and C. They also contain iron and zinc, and traces of sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin E and carotene, two nutrients that support fat metabolism in the body. Flax seeds are more than 100 times richer phytonutrient lignin than any other food that contains it, including wheat bran, buckwheat, rye, oats and soybeans. Lignins in a lot lately investigated for possible anticancer properties, especially breast cancer and colon cancer. It appears that excess estrogen lignins are washed from the body, thereby reducing the possibility of developing cancer associated with the production of estrogen, such as breast cancer. Besides anticancer properties, it seems that lignans act against bacteria, fungi and virusa.Zato which contain protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals and lignans, flax seeds are more nutritious than flax oil. From a nutritional standpoint, it is very much worth a try and grind fresh flax seeds and sprinkle them on salads or cereals.
Flax is also found applications in medicine and nutrition for cancer. Dr. Johanna Budwig who won various awards and a woman who has written many books on the subject of protein and fat that are essential for cancer prevention members oil belongs in the group of very important food for the body, but we will give more details when they come to prepare these dishes.
