• Is flaxseed a linolenic acid?
  • Flaxseed ( Linum usitatissimum L.) is a commercial oilseed that produces triglyceride oil that is a rich source of linolenic acid. Many Linum species are related to flaxseed but only L. usitatissimum L. is grown for commercial production of oil.
  • How does a seed expeller work?
  • Crude materials enter one side of the expeller and waste items leave the other side. The machine uses grinding and constant pressure from the screw drives to move and pack the seed material. The oil is seeps through little openings that don’t permit seed fiber solids to go through.
  • What is the patent number for high lignan flaxseed?
  • High lignan flaxseed product and product by process. US Patent Number 7048960. Pizzey, G. R. (2009). Methods of increasing flaxseed hull recovery and resultant flax products. US Patent Number 7595078. F. Shahidi (Ed.), Bailey’s industrial oil and fat products, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ ( 2005), pp. 281 – 301
  • What is flaxseed oil?
  • Flaxseed oil arising from solin (trademarked by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the Agricore United program as Linola?) is an exception as this oil is relatively stable after bleaching ( Przybylski, 2005 ).
  • What is an oil expeller press?
  • But that¡¯s not our focus today. An expeller press ¨C also referred to as an oil press, oil expeller, or oil expeller machine ¨C is employed when you want to use the mechanical extraction process. This technique is fairly straightforward: it uses pressure to extrude oil from the seeds, nuts or other oil-bearing materials.
  • Does flaxseed oil need filtration?
  • Settling and filtration may be used for all flaxseed oil but industrial oil used for drying may be more fully refined with additional steps of alkali refining, bleaching, and deodorizing. Food and nutraceutical companies have developed a range of flaxseed food products to address market demand.