Health Benefits of Flaxseed

摘要: Publisher Summary Flaxseed or linseed has been used for food and industrial fiber since ancient times. The terms, “flaxseed” “linseed” are often interchangeably, although North Americans use to describe flax when it is eaten by humans purposes, such as linoleum flooring. In Europe, the term, describes varieties grown making linen. contains lipid (40%), protein (21%), dietary (28%), ash (4%), other soluble components sugars, phenolic acids, lignans (ca 6%). oil content in flaxseed represents between 29 45% of seed depending on cultivar, location, agroclimatic conditions. This chapter focuses health benefits flaxseed. main nutritional advantage related high level ALA (50%–60%). About 20% a mucilagenous hull. mucilage comprised gum-like polysaccharides containing acidic (54.5% rhamnose 23.4% galactose) neutral arabinoxylan (62.8% xylose). about 1%–2% total compounds, which lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) major component. SDG present mixture oligomers with hydroxymethylglutaric acid having an average molecular weight 4000 Da.