Key Benefits

Certified Organic
Made from 100% Australian Brown Flaxseeds
Highly nutritious, natural superfood
Excellent source of Omega-3 essential fatty acids (ALA)
Rich in dietary fibre
Natural source of plant lignans
Gluten Free
Vegan
Melrose Organic Flaxseeds are made from the highest quality 100% Organic Australian Whole Flaxseeds. A highly nutritious, natural superfood with an excellent source of Omega 3 essential fatty acids, dietary fibre and plant lignans. Flaxseeds are comprised of approximately 40% with more than 70% polyunsaturated fats and 57% of Omega 3 alpha linoleic acid (ALA).

Melrose Organic Flaxseeds can be added to almost anything. Add them to your favourite breakfast cereal, muesli, smoothies, scones, bread and muffins or simply sprinkle some on salad for extra crunch. They can also be milled in a coffee grinder to produce Flaxmeal.

Serving Suggestion:

10g (one tablespoon) daily

Ingredients:

100% Organic Whole Flaxseeds

Free from:

Lactose, Dairy, Sugar, Salt, Wheat, Gluten, Yeast, Artificial flavours, Colours or Preservative - GM free

Increasingly consumers are seeking functional foods like flaxseed to promote health benefits as part of their regular diets. Flaxseed contains Protein, Omega-3 fatty acid (ALA), dietary fibre and lignans. Flaxseed contains 20% protein to support muscle development. Melrose Organic Omega-3 Flaxseed is whole seed. It still contains 41% oil which over half of this oil is the Omega-3 essential fatty acid & alpha linolenic acid (ALA).

Flaxseed contains soluble and insoluble fibre. Soluble fibre may assist to lower blood cholesterol levels, while insoluble fibre moves the stool through the colon more quickly, helping bowel movements.

Flaxseed is also one of the richest plant sources of lignans, providing up to 800 times more lignans than most other foods in a vegetarian diet. Lignans are phytoestrogens compounds that have been shown in laboratory studies of animals to help protect against certain kinds of cancer by blocking tumour formation.

The omega-3 fatty acids have a balancing role in the diet. They correct imbalances in modern diets that lead to health problems. Nutritionists caution that the amount of omega-3 fatty acids eaten by Australians no longer meets our bodies needs. You can balance your consumption of fatty acids by adding flax to your diet.