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Flax seed
Golden flax with sunflower seeds, ginger and jaggery.
About the ingredient
Flax seedsLinum usitatissimumSmall brown or golden seeds eaten roasted, ground into chutneys and laddoos, or added to rotis and snacks in Indian cooking.
What it contains
- A review reports flaxseed contains 35 to 45% oil, mostly alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid), 20 to 30% protein, and up to about 28% dietary fibre including mucilage; data vary widely between sources.
Source: Voprosy pitaniia 2012
- Flaxseed is described as the richest known source of the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), and contains small amounts of other lignans such as pinoresinol, lariciresinol and matairesinol.
Source: Frontiers in Genetics 2018
What research says
- Human trialIn a 6-week trial, 252 healthy postmenopausal women ate about 10 g ground flaxseed daily; certain gut bacteria were linked to making enterolactone, a gut-bacteria metabolite of flax lignans.
Source: Nutrients 2021
- Human trialIn a crossover trial of 42 healthy adults taking a flax lignan extract (50 mg SDG daily, 60 days), urinary enterolactone was associated with faecal microbiome composition.
- Laboratory studyLaboratory studies summarised in a review found that SDG and its metabolites can scavenge free radicals, including hydroxyl radicals. Test-tube data only.
Source: Frontiers in Genetics 2018
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Questions
What does “India's Cleanest” mean?
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Are your products lab tested?
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Are they FSSAI approved?
Our blends are made from whole food ingredients in an FSSAI-licensed kitchen. They suit most adults as part of a normal diet. If you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition or take regular medication, please check with your doctor first.
How do I use them?
Podis are chewed by the spoonful, usually after meals. Drink mixes are stirred into a glass of water. The Kalonji Mix is sprinkled on food or stirred into buttermilk, and the Flax Seed Podi is simmered into a warm, kheer-like dessert. Each product page has the steps.
Can I take them with my regular medicines?
Our products are food, not medicine, and they don't replace anything your doctor has prescribed. Please never stop or change a prescription on your own. Talk to your doctor about adding these to your routine.