Re: omega3 destruction

From: Say not the Struggle nought Availeth (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 01/12/05


Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:47:05 GMT

I grind my flax seed in a coffee grinder, and use it immediately.
It makes a pretty good breadfast cereal.

Why grind and store?

j.

Mr-Natural-Health wrote:
> andrewvecsey@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>Can anyone lead me to some information regarding how much % of omega3
>>is lost from finely ground flax seeds after 2 days in the
>
> refrigerator.
>
> Yeah, ... right, sure!
>
>
>>I grind the flax seeds using a hand blender and store them in a jar
>
> in
>
>>the refrigerator.
>
>
> You are using a bad technique.
>
> First of all, unless your hand blender is sterilized before grinding
> you are likely to introduce contamination to the flex seed meal which
> will only speed up the rotting process.
>
> Store flax meal in a plastic ziplock bag rolled up tight, with the air
> squeezed out, in the freezer. A reasonable quantity will last for
> several months.
> --
> john gohde
> http://naturalhealthperspective.com/blog/
>



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