Linseed oil
-Plant essential oils
Product information

Name | Baisfu Linseed oil |
CAS | 8001-26-1 |
EINECS NO. | 232-278-6 |
Melting point | -24.0℃ |
Boiling point | >316 °C |
Specific rotation | n20/D 1.4795(lit.) |
Density | 0.93 g/mL at 25 °C(lit. |
Refractive index | n20/D 1.538(lit.) |
Storage condition | room temp |
Solubility | Stable, but gradually converges when exposed to air. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidants. It reacts rapidly with chlorine. Due to the gradual exothermic reaction with oxygen, materials such as rags impregnated with linseed oil may spontaneously ignite after prolonged induction. |
Efficacy and function
Linseed oil, has a wide range of applications in food, medicine, chemical and other industries.
The content of α-linolenic acid (ω-3) in flaxseed oil is 45% to 65%.
Flaxseed oil is one of the known vegetable oils with the highest content of acid (omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids) in human essential fats.
Studies have shown that α-linolenic acid has the function of preventing coronary heart disease, cardio-cerebrovascular disease.
Lowering cholesterol, antithrombotic, lowering blood pressure and improving the flexibility of the arterial system.
Main component
Flaxseed, rich in fat (30% ~ 41%), dietary fiber (20% ~ 35%) and protein (20% ~ 30%).
Also contains water (4% ~ 8%), ash (3% ~ 4%) and simple sugars (1%), starch content is very low.
At the same time, flaxseed is rich in a variety of bioactive compounds and elements, including linolenic acid, linoleic acid, lignans.
Cyclic peptides, polysaccharides, alkaloids, cyanogenic glycosides and cadmium, and is widely used in natural health products.
Intro
Linseed oil, commonly known as flax seed, is an annual or perennial herb flax seed in the flax family, which contains unsaturated fatty acids.
As well as protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, trace elements and other components that are beneficial to the human body, suitable for human health.
The oil content of flaxseed is 35% ~ 48%,
The mass fraction of unsaturated fatty acids in flaxseed oil is more than 80%, and rich in α-linolenic acid, vitamin E, flavonoids.