Flax: Linum usitatissimum: Flax seed is a brain food: Flaxseed oil

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Flax seed is brain food for all age people since the principal constituents of the flax seed: polyunsaturated omega 3 alpha linolenic acid and omega 6 linoleic fatty acids which are  the principal fuel for the significant normal brain function and brain development.

Flaxseed is Linum usitatissimum

The name of the plant species of flaxseed is Linum usitatissium which is under the plant family of Linaceae. It is annual crop grown in winter in subtropical region in the globe. But some varieties have been developed for growing in the temperate countries like USA and Canada. It is short duration crop. Its flower is blue. The color of the flax seed varies from dark brown to yellow. The color of the flax seed varies from cultivar to cultivar. The next name of the flax seed is linseed.

Composition of the Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)

The principal constituents of the flax seed (brown flax seed) is fat (40%), protein (20%), total dietary fiber (28%), mosture (7.5%)  and  ash (3.5%). The principal constituents of the ash are minerals. Potassium and magnesium is very high in comparison to the sodium content in the flax seed. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium are the major minerals whereas copper, iron, manganese, sodium and zinc and selenium are minor minerals in the flax seed.

The flax seed is popular for its high content of polyunsaturated omega 3 fatty acid ( 56% of total fatty acids) and low content of polyunsaturated omega 6 fatty acid (15% of total fatty acids). Furthermore, the flax seed is reknown for its undigestible dietary and functional fibers. Besides the flaxseed is becoming popular for high phenolics too. Here, flax seed phenolics is meant for phenolic acids, flavonoids and lignans.

In addition to the above very beneficial nutrients the flax seed; it also contains vitamin E : tocopherol. There are three types of tocopherol in the flax seed. they are alpha tocopherol, delta tocopherol and gamma tocopherol. The gamma tocopherol is 552 mg per kilogram of flax seed which is 78 times more than alpha tocopherol and 55 times more than delta tocopherol.

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