Learn About Linseed
Linseed and Omega 3
Omega 3 is the name given to a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that are needed for good health. They occur naturally in very few foods: oily fish and the algae on which they feed, nuts and seeds. Of the vegetarian sources, linseed is by far the richest reserve…
History of Linseed
Linseed, sometimes known as flax, has been grown for thousands of years by farmers for a variety or purposes. Fibre from the stems was traditionally used to make fine linen – in the west of England, hundreds of acres were grown to supply sail cloth for the British fleet, including Nelson’s Victory…
Cooking with Linseed
Like all unsaturated nut and seed oils, Linseed should not be subjected to very high temperatures, which destroy the oil’s most important properties. But it can be added to cakes, biscuits and buns, or stirred into dishes at the end of cooking time to give them a healthy boost…
