name: Linseed Oil

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source: foodb

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food_db_id: linseed oil

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description: Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil or flax oil, is a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction. Linseed oil is a drying oil, meaning it can polymerize into a solid form.Linseed oil is an edible oil in demand as a nutritional supplement, as a source of α-Linolenic acid, (an omega-3 fatty acid).

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picture_file_name: linseed_oil.jpg

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picture_updated_at: 2020-04-17T16:22:49.000Z

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food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Oilseed crops

food_type: Type 2

created_at: 2020-01-24T17:05:36.000Z

updated_at: 2020-04-17T16:22:50.000Z

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public_id: FOOD00912