Linseed is a product that is recognized worldwide for its benefits and nutritional quality » :
Alpha-linolenic acid contributes to a healthy cholesterol and blood pressure.
Linseed oil first pressing
Applications :
Food & Feed, production of Soaps
Advantages :
Characteristic taste
Content of Omega-3 : minimum 55%
Better stability to oxidation than raw and refined oils
Raw linseed oil
Applications :
Flooring – production of linoleum
Feed (antioxidant additive)
Derivatives from vegetable oils : boiled ; fatty acids
Advantages :
Low-phosphorus
Limited deposit
Content of Omega-3 : minimum 55%
Refined linseed oil
Applications :
Alkyd resins
Paints and wood protection
Offset inks
Derivatives from vegetable oils : standoils ; epoxidation
Advantages :
Low color
Low acid index
Good wetting agent
Good reactivity
http://www.fediol.eu/web/linseed/1011306087/list1187970112/f1.html
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/1252.pdf
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2203.pdf