Special Gift from West China,what is Hu Ma, Oil Flaxseed? Hu Ma and its excellent uses...

Contents

• Basic Botanical Identification of Oil Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.2n=30).
• Plant and Part description of oil flaxseed.
• Oil flaxseed classification.
• Content and Phytochemicals of oil flaxseed.
• Oily Flaxseed Nutrients and Useness.
• Research Update:Linum usitatissimum L

Content and Phytochemicals of oil flaxseed.:

Oil flaxseed contain fatty acid, and carbohydrate , minerals, it is a good nutrients food source.

 The fatty acid of oil flaxseed composed by linoleic acid(about 32%); and the linoleic acid functions good to treat arteriosclerosis and other cholesterol disease or heart disease.

 Oil flaxseed also contain about 6%~10% phyto glue(named as oil flaxseed glue). oil flaxseed glue is a kind of pectic class glucose, composed by protein (about 17%); pectic acid (about 17%); starch; trace minerals, etc, could be used as food additive, raw material for cosmetics, and pharma grade material.
 Oil content normally share and ratio 39~49% of the oil flaxseed, oil residue of oil flaxseed contain protein (33.3%); fat (8.6%); fibre (7.8%), etc.

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♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.