Organic brown linseeds (also know as flaxseed) are a natural source of essential fatty acids including omega-3 and omega-6. Brown linseed has a mild nutty flavour. Linseed is often added to breakfast cereal either in their whole state or ground into a meal.
The difference between golden and brown flaxseed is fairly minimal and comes down to their macronutrient and antioxidant contents. Depending on what you're looking to obtain from your flaxseeds, both of types have their benefits.
Golden flaxseeds have more polyunsaturated fatty acids and less monounsaturated fatty acids compared to brown flaxseeds. They also have larger amounts of the two essential fats that your body isn't able to produce: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid.
However, golden flaxseeds aren't better in every regard. The same study showed that brown flaxseed has a substantially higher concentration of antioxidants. In fact, compared to other similar seeds, like chia seeds and perilla seeds, golden flaxseeds are always the lowest in antioxidants.
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