name: Linseed Oil
flavor_db_name_variants: linseed oil
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: linseed oil
id: 912
name_scientific: null
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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wikipedia_id: null
picture_file_name: linseed_oil.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 64505
picture_updated_at: 2020-04-17T16:22:49.000Z
legacy_id: null
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
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: null
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00912