Nutritional
profile of whole flaxseeds
Two (2)
tablespoons provide the following naturally occurring fatty acids, lignin fiber
and lignan:
Alpha Linolenic Acid (Omega-3) ........................1,710 mg
Linoleic
Acid (Omega-6) ..............................……480 mg
Oleic Acid
(Omega-9) .....................................…540 mg
Lignin Fiber ...................................................…1,003 mg
Lignan
...........................................................…13.6 mg
Nutrients
per 100 gr of flax:
Thiamin - .03 mg; Riboflavin - .1 mg; Niacin - 5 mg; Pyridoxine - 10 mg;
Pantothenic Acid - 7 mg; Calcium - 410 mg; Phosphate - 880 mg; Sodium - 32 mg;
Potassium - 880 mg; Iron - 8.3 mg; Magnesium - 750 mg; Zinc - 12 mg; Copper - 1
mg; Manganese - 2.1 mg; Boron 3 mg; Chromium - 0.5 mg; Vitamin E - 0.6 I.U.;
Vitamin A - 10 I.U. Protein: Alamine - 4.0 g; Arginine - 10.8 g; Aspartic Acid
- 10.0 g; Cystine - 3.8 g; Glutamic - 20.2 g; Glycine - 6.0 g; Histidine - 2.9
g; Isoleucine - 4.6 g; Leucine - 6.2 g; Lysine - 3.9 g; Methionine - 2.3 g;
Phenylalanine - 4.5 g; Proline - 4.5 g; Serine - 3.2 g; Threonine - 4.6 g;
Tryptophan - 2.3 g; Tyrosine - 2.7 g; Valine - 5.2 g.