LINSEED

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• LINSEED
• A SOURCE OF OMEGA 3

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Linseed

• Linseed and Flax are the same species
• 15,000 years of production
• Fibre - linen
• Seed - animal feed
• - oil (paints, glues,
  varnishes,
  linoleum)

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Linseed a source of omega 3
n- 3 total FA
Spring grass 60
Algae 60
Typical Maize/Soybean diet 5
Linseed 55
Fish 30
Rapeseed 9
Soyabean 8
Sunflower 1
Maize 1
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Linseed a source of omega 3 for the human diet

• Simple
• Traditional
• Natural
• Sustainable
• Low cost

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The Problem

• 60 of fat intake from animal products (meat,
  milk, eggs)
• Animal products have changed because animal feeds
  have changed
• Feeding less forage, more cereals soya (high
  n6, low n3)
• So animal products higher n6, lower n3
• So human diet higher n6, lower n3

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A simple solution

• Correct the imbalance in animal feeds
• Include 5 LINSEED (best available, natural
  source)
• Increases n3 and improves n6n3 ratio in milk,
  meat, eggs
• Increases n3 and improves n6n3 ratio in our diet
  and changes human lipid profile accordingly
• System now established in France

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Linseed a source of omega 3
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Linseed a source of omega 3
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Theoretical effect on human fat intake

• Control products

FA g/day C160 C181 n-6 n-3
Milk fat 33 34 20 2,2 0,4
Pork fat 12 23 44 12,5 1,3
Egg fat 3 23 42 20,8 1,4
Poultry 3 22 41 18,9 1,6
Total (g/d) 51 15,3 14,4 3,4 0,4
n-6 / n-3 ratio 8,5
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Theoretical effect on human fat intake

• Linseed Products

C160 C181 n-6 n-3
Milk fat 33 26 26 3,0 1,1
Pork fat 12 22 42 12 3,3
Egg fat 3 21 39 18,1 8,2
Poultry 3 18 39 16,6 6,4
Total (g/d) 51 12,4 16,0 3,5 1,2
n-6 / n-3 ratio 2,9 versus 8,5
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Actual effect on human fat intake

• Protocol

• Measurements
• On the products Hedonic tests and sensory
  analyses, lipid profiles of products
• On the volunteers 7 blood samples Lipid
  profiles of serum and red corpuscles

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Results

• Products - More n3 (ALA, EPA, DHA)
• - More conjugated linoleic acids (CLA)
• - n6n3 ratio reduced (54 in butter,
  60 in meat, 86 in eggs)
• Total diet - More ALA (1.65g vs 0.75g/day)
• - More EPA/DHA
• - n6n3 ratio reduced (7 vs 15)
• People - In plasma ALA increased (0.93 vs
  0.44) and increased EPA/DHA/CLA
• - In red corpuscles increased EPA DHA

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Sensory Characteristics

• Numerous taste tests carried out
• (triangular tests, preference tests, sensory
  analysis)
• Eggs and butter from linseed fed animals are
  preferred
• Meats are preferred and
• - have more flavour
• - are more tender
• - are more juicy

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Confirmed in Scientific Studies

• Feeding linseed to animals produces milk, meat,
  eggs high in n3 (ALA, EPA, DHA)
• Eating these animal products
• - increases our intake of n3 (ALA, EPA, DHA)
• - improves the n6n3 ratio of our diet
• - improves our blood lipid profile
• The foods taste better!

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Commercial System

• Developed and fine-tuned in France
• Selected high ALA linseed varieties
• Patented cooking process
• 1.6 million tonnes of linseed feed
• Numerous food products
• - many under BBC logo
• - also own brands (Monoprix/Carrefour)

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Linseed a source of omega 3 for the human diet

• Simple
• Traditional
• Natural
• Sustainable
• Low cost

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In Addition.

• Commercially proven in neighbouring country
• Opportunity for added-value supply chains
• Improved health and well-being of livestock
• Improved sensory characteristics for consumers
• Improved health without changing diet
• Marvellous marketing opportunity!

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