the chott winner

[Pierre Abbat]

On Sun, 01 Apr 2001, lindafowens wrote:
>seeds and their oil are removed.  Linseed oil is one byproduct, and some
>varieties of flax are sown mainly for this important industrial oil.
>Flaxseed and flaxseed meal are currently advised for humans because
>of --phooey, I forgot, but I put a bit into breads and it smells good.

If you're interested in the fats of life, take a look at http://nuzban.wiw.org
and click on "le rasyslami". There's a picture of the structure of several
fatty acids, including both of the ones named for linseed oil, and you can see
which are omega-3, 6, and 9, and which are saturated.

phma