Ground Flax Seed or Flax Seed Oil

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Ground Flax Seed or Flax Seed Oil

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Hi Folks,

I'm looking for a form of Ground Flax Seed or Flax Seed Oil that has been ok for folks here. Given that it's like a grain my concern is that it might be manfactured/processed/packaged along with other grains that I may be alergic to.

So has anyone here used any products and not had a problem with it?

My main reason for using Flax seed as opposed to say Fish Oil is to get the ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) not found in fish oil. The interest in the ground flax seed is for more fiber.

Any thoughts, ideas?

Thanks,
Mike
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Post by mle_ii »

Ah it appears that Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed is gluten free.
http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/inde ... uct_ID=175
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Post by tex »

You may need to grind it yourself. If I remember correctly, ground flax seed loses it's potency pretty fast.

I think that Karen used to use it in smoothies - maybe she still does.

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