An yi imani cewa flax ya fito ne daga ƙasashen Masar. Masarawa na dā sun yi amfani da tsaba na flax don abinci da magani. An yi amfani da fiber na flax don yin tufafi, tarun kamun kifi da sauran kayayyaki. A cikin tarihi, flaxseeds sun sami hanyar su azaman laxative.
- Kwayoyin flax suna da girma a cikin fiber! Kawai cokali 2 na abinci na flaxseed a kowace gram 4 an yi shi da fiber - wanda yayi daidai da adadin fiber a cikin kofuna 1,5 na dafaffen oatmeal.
- Flaxseed ya ƙunshi babban matakin antioxidants na halitta - lignans. Yawancin sauran kayan lambu suna da lignans, amma flaxseed yana da yawa. Don cinye adadin lignans da aka samu a cikin cokali 2 na flax, kuna buƙatar cin kofuna 30 na broccoli sabo.
- Abincin zamani yana da ƙarancin omega-3s. Flaxseeds sune tushen mega-mega-3s, wato alpha-linolenic acid.
- Man flaxseed kusan 50% alpha-linolenic acid ne.
- Ba a ba da shawarar man flaxseed a shafa don buɗe raunukan fata ba.
- Akwai ɗan bambanci na abinci mai gina jiki tsakanin nau'in flax mai launin ruwan kasa da haske.
- Kwayoyin flax suna da lafiya madadin gari a yin burodi. Gwada maye gurbin 14-12 tbsp. gari don abincin flaxseed, idan girke-girke ya ce kofuna 2.
- 20% na flaxseed sunadarai ne.
- Lingans yana rage tarin atherosclerotic a cikin nau'in plaques har zuwa 75%.
- Abun da ke cikin potassium a cikin tsaba na flax ya ninka abin da ke cikin wannan ma'adinai a cikin ayaba sau 7.