Flax seed meal is cold processed. Flax seed meal is a convenient way of obtaining many of the nutritional benefits of flax seeds, including dietary fiber, liguans, magnesium, zinc and mucilage.
Flax seeds originated in the ancient Mid-East and were used in Biblical days as an important source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, including Omega-3.
NOW Foods also supplies Whole Flax Seeds, Flax Seed Oil and Flax Seed Softgels.