VegeBaby Cold Pressed, 100% Organic Flaxseed Oil Plastic Bottle(100 ml)

Description

Linseed oil, also known asflaxseed oilorflax oil, is a colourless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of theflaxplant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained bypressing, sometimes followed bysolvent extraction. Linseed oil is adrying oil, meaning it canpolymerizeinto a solid form. Owing to its polymer-forming properties, linseed oil can be used on its own or blended with combinations of other oils,resinsorsolventsas an impregnator, drying oil finish orvarnishinwood finishing, as apigmentbinder inoil paints, as aplasticizerand hardener inputty, and in the manufacture oflinoleum. Linseed oil use has declined over the past several decades with the increased availability of synthetic alkydresinswhich function similarly but resist yellowing.Linseed oil is an edible oil in demand as a nutritional supplement, as a source of -Linolenic acid, (an omega-3 fatty acid). In parts of Europe, it is traditionally eaten with potatoes and quark. It is regarded as a delicacy due to its hearty taste, which enhances the flavour of quark.