Flax and flaxseed oil: an ancient medicine & modern functional food

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1633-1653

  Goyal, Ankit ^a   Sharma, Vivek ^a   Upadhyay, Neelam ^a   Gill, Sandeep ^b   Sihag, Manvesh ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bakery products; Flaxseed; Health benefits; Lignans; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

BAKERY PRODUCTS; CARDIOLOGY; DAIRIES; DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS; FLAX; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; LINEN; OILS AND FATS; OILSEEDS;

ALPHA LINOLENIC ACIDS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; FLAXSEED; HEALTH BENEFITS; LIGNANS; LINOLENIC ACIDS; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; OMEGA-3-FATTY ACIDS;

BAKERIES;

EID: 84920253353     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-013-1247-9     Document Type: Review

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