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FLAX

Brand
Grain Colour
Yield (% CDC Bethune )
Relative Maturity (+/ - Days to CDC Bethune )
Plant Height ( CM )
NEW WestLin 60 Brown 98 -1 53.0 WestLin 72 Brown 103 2.5 55.0 NuLin 50 Yellow 103 2 54.4

NuLin 50

NuLin 50 is a yellow seeded flax / linseed with enhanced omega-3 ( linolenic ) levels beyond anything currently available . It contains high levels of oil and protein content , as well as dietary fibre , phytochemicals ( phenols ), vitamins and minerals .
NuLin 50 provides consumers with one of the most powerful nutritional and disease preventing packages from plant sources for food uses . It has a wide range of utilization across its food oil , whole seed , meal / cake or industrial oil forms .
Below are some examples of NuLin 50 utilization :
Food Oil
• Expeller crush to produce high quality oil
• Food enrichment with omega-3 – margarine , yogurt , etc .
Whole Seed
• Broad based nutrition : oil , protein , soluble and insoluble fibre , phytochemicals ( lignans , antioxidants ), vitamins , minerals
• Bakery : toppings , multi-grain , ground into “ flour ”
• Pet food : valuable source of omega-3
• Chicken feeds : as a feed ingredient for production of omega-3 in eggs .
Meal ( 3 % residual oil ) or Cake ( 8 % residual oil )
• Livestock industry , mainly ruminant feeds : high protein , residual oil and energy
• Extraction of protein for high nutritional value protein isolates
• Extraction of lignans - natural source plant estrogen
Industrial Oil
• Linoleum floor coverings
• Polymerized oil producing variable viscosity for applications in printing inks , paints , chemicals
• Boiled oil for wood preservatives
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