Flax seed oil, also known as Hu, from natural plant and flax seed, is a very high nutritional value of edible oil. As early as 650 BC, Roman books have recorded on flaxseed medicinal effect, China flax seed in the beginning contained in the materia medica of songs, with Qufeng Zhiyang, detoxification laxative to pain, Pinggan SHUNQI, Runchang efficacy of record. The edible linseed oil, rich in essential fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, alpha linolenic acid not only for human growth, cell metabolism and muscle movement provide energy, also plays an important physiological regulation function, to help maintain adult blood lipid health and children's brain and visual development plays an important role.
More important is that alpha linolenic acid is the main Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and soybean oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed oil, palm oil, olive oil, tea seed oil, sesame oil, corn oil in edible oil content is very low, the flax seed oil can supplement charge and appeal of vegetable oils, is of great significance to maintain dietary Omega - 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and omega - 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid balance. Survey data show that the proportion of the majority of people in China with the -6 -3 1:25, a serious imbalance. To increase the intake of flax oil, and to improve the structure of the national diet, the most urgent thing to do.
Flax seed oil should avoid high temperature
In the selection of flax seed oil, the optimal selection of virgin oil, that is, not refined treatment of flax seed oil. Alpha linolenic acid structure in a very unstable, high temperature heating is not only easy to smoke, and will destroy the nutrition, so suitable for flax seed oil in low-temperature cooking, steaming, boiling, soup, the best is salad.
Flax seed oil
(a) soup seasoning: adding linseed oil in cooked porridge, soup, and add fresh.
(two): 15 mixed with cold dishes with linseed oil, salad Liangcai, delicious speed upgrade.
(III) hot food and nutrition: can cook the dishes in other edible oils, addition of flaxseed oil, mix in the hot, namely in the diet complements the alpha linolenic acid. But we should pay attention to control the total amount of edible oil, the scientific intake of oil per person per day of 25 ~ 30g.
(IV) health small recipe: linseed oil mixed with yogurt and yogurt about 180g add 7ml linseed oil (1 teaspoon), stirring evenly (10 ~ 15), can be eaten, taste fresh and not greasy, this not only Runchang laxative, but also help enhance immunity.
(five) direct oral: daily intake of 7-10ml, drink a day, eat a healthy. Flax seed oil is different from common vegetable oil, it is not rich in taste, even if it is taken orally, it will not be greasy.