On the heels of my post on the health benefits of flax not so long ago…
How would you like to cakes, bread, dressings and sauces, rolls and pasta… with the all the goodness of flax in it? Wouldn’t that make incorporating flax in your daily diet easier and more convenient?
Research scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV have isolated the valuable components of linseed and lupin seeds and are already conducting experiments on incorporating these extracts into foodstuffs. They say in about 3 years time, we may already see flax-enriched food products in the supermarket shelves.
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I’ve blogged a number of entries on the various health benefits of flaxseed before, although most of them mention flax only in passing, except for one that focuses on the potential of flaxseed in prostate cancer treatment.
But there’s more to flax than these. I’ve received permission to reprint this from the Flax Council of Canada:
Flax is an ideal, functional food ingredient. It is added to many products on today’s grocery shelves because of the omega-3 fats, lignans, and fiber found in the seed, which all help deliver a extra health boost to food’s original nutrient content. Flax also adds a …read more