Is heating flax seeds potentially toxic?
I found this article. It says:
"Be sure to keep the flax seeds refrigerated. And never heat flax seeds as that may cause a chemical breakdown in the seeds and could be even carcinogenic as a by-product."
Whaaaat??? I just made my first batch of Flax Seed Gel! Can anyone shed some light on this?
"Be sure to keep the flax seeds refrigerated. And never heat flax seeds as that may cause a chemical breakdown in the seeds and could be even carcinogenic as a by-product."
Whaaaat??? I just made my first batch of Flax Seed Gel! Can anyone shed some light on this?
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It is rich in omega 3, iron and many other things which are usually found only in animals therefore it is very good for vegeterians .
After grinding it should be stored in the freezer, otherwise it loses most of it benefits.
It also shouldn't be heated as heat makes it lose most of it good qualities ( just like olive oil)
Linseed can be eaten whole , but then it is just a waste as they do not get digested when consumed whole.
http://www.habanim.org/en/index_en.html
But taking a table spoon of room temperature linseed oil everyday is very healthy. So is a teaspoon of ground linseed as I wrote above. The oil can be purchase at health food stores. Make sure the oil purchased comes in a very dark plastic bottle (not glass) as light destroys most of the benefits of the oil. So does heat.
You can also use the oil as a salad dressing.
I hope this helped..
http://www.habanim.org/en/index_en.html
I found a link that shows you can use the gel as an egg replacement.
Egg Substitutes: Handy Recipe List : TipNut.com
Flax Seed Egg Replacer
*Replacer for 1 egg
1 TBS flax seed (ground)
3 TBS water