“…Flaxseed is a flat, oval-shaped seed (CHUNG; LEI; LI-CHAN, 2005;MARQUES et al, 2011) whose oil contains 53% alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an essential ω-3 fatty acid (UNITED STATES..., 2006). Flaxseed is also a good source of dietary fiber (20-25%) (VIJAIMOHAN et al, 2006) and lignans (>500 µg/g), which are plant steroids analogous to mammalian estrogen (STODOLNIK et al, 2005).…”