Flaxseed As A Functional Food

Abstract

In recent years, consumers have begun to look at food not only for basic nutrition, but also for health benefits. In this regard, flaxseed is an important plant source containing beneficial compounds for health besides being rich in ?-linolenic acid and good quality protein, flaxseed has potential as a natural source of phytochemicals such as flavonoids, lignans and phenolic acids. Flaxseed is often grouped into one of several categories: “functional food”, “bioactive food” and/or “endocrine active food”. In this article, bioactive components of flaxseed and their health benefits were discussed.

Keywords

• Functional foods, flaxseed, ?-linolenic acid, phytochemicals

Fonksiyonel Bir Gıda Olarak Keten Tohumu

Abstract

Son yıllarda tüketiciler gıdaları sadece temel beslenme aracı olarak değil, aynı zamanda sağlık üzerinde faydalı etkileri bulunan maddeler olarak da görmeye başlamışlardır. Bu açıdan incelendiğinde keten tohumu sağlığa yararlı bileşikler içeren önemli bir bitkisel kaynaktır. ?-linolenik asit ve iyi kaliteli protein açısından zengin olan keten tohumu flavonoid, lignan ve fenolik asitler gibi fitokimyasalların da doğal kaynağıdır. Keten tohumu genellikle “fonksiyonel gıda”, “biyoaktif gıda” ve/veya “endokrin aktif gıda” olarak gruplandırılır. Bu makalede keten tohumunun yapısında bulunan biyolojik olarak aktif bileşikler ile bunların sağlık için yararları üzerinde durulmuştur.

Keywords

• Fonksiyonel gıdalar, keten tohumu, ?-linolenik asit, fitokimyasallar

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