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Description
Flaxseed flour is a versatile ingredient, cold-pressed from flaxseeds with a slightly nutty flavor and high digestibility. Its excellent absorption rate makes it ideal for baking and enhances the texture in a variety of recipes. Popular in low-carb diets due to its minimal carbohydrate content, it’s also rich in dietary fiber, making it an important component of a healthy lifestyle. Flaxseed flour is a good source of omega-3s and lignans, which might be helpful for heart health and overall wellness. It also works well in vegan baking as an egg substitute, helping to keep things moist and hold everything together without changing the flavor. Adding flaxseed flour to your cooking is an easy way to boost the nutrition while still keeping the flavor.
FLAXSEED FLOUR
Benefits
Low-Carb, High-Fiber Alternative: An excellent choice for low-carb diets, with a high fiber content that promotes satiety, helps regulate blood sugar levels, and supports healthy digestion.
Baking and Cooking Versatility: Offers exceptional swelling capacity and texture, making it ideal for enhancing the consistency of gluten-free baked goods like muffins, pancakes, and breads.
Promotes Cardiovascular Health: Packed with omega-3s and heart-healthy lignans, flaxseed flour can support balanced cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular risk factors.
Naturally Gluten-Free: A safe and nutritious option for those with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease, enabling inclusive, healthy baking and cooking.
Rich Source of Plant-Based Protein: Provides a plant-based protein boost that supports muscle maintenance and recovery, making it a valuable addition to vegetarian and vegan diets.
Low-Carb, High-Fiber Alternative: An excellent choice for low-carb diets, with a high fiber content that promotes satiety, helps regulate blood sugar levels, and supports healthy digestion.
Baking and Cooking Versatility: Offers exceptional swelling capacity and texture, making it ideal for enhancing the consistency of gluten-free baked goods like muffins, pancakes, and breads.
Promotes Cardiovascular Health: Packed with omega-3s and heart-healthy lignans, flaxseed flour can support balanced cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular risk factors.
Naturally Gluten-Free: A safe and nutritious option for those with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease, enabling inclusive, healthy baking and cooking.
Rich Source of Plant-Based Protein: Provides a plant-based protein boost that supports muscle maintenance and recovery, making it a valuable addition to vegetarian and vegan diets.
Glycemic Load [GL]
A food's glycemic load indicates how much it will increase a person's blood sugar after being eaten. The impact of ingesting one gram of glucose is roughly equivalent to one glycemic load unit. The glycemic load is calculated by multiplying the total carbohydrate content of a food by its glycemic index and then dividing by 100. The range of low GL values is 0–10. A GL between 11 and 19 is considered medium, while a GL over 20 is considered high.
Low
Glycemic Index [GI]
The glycemic index measures the increase in blood sugar levels brought on by consuming a particular carbohydrate within two hours of ingestion. It is displayed on a scale from 0 to 100, with 100 denoting the effect of pure glucose. High-glycemic-index foods [70+] quickly release glucose into the bloodstream, which raises blood sugar levels. Foods with a medium [56–69] and low GI [0-55] release glucose into the blood gradually.
35 | Low
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