Aali Vithai / Flax Seed Dry

Aali Vithai / Flax Seed Dry ( Raw)

Quick Overview

Cultivated flax plants grow to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 20–40 mm long, and 3 mm broad. The flowers are pure pale blue, 15–25 mm in diameter, with five petals. The fruit is a round, dry capsule 5–9 mm in diameter, containing several glossy brown seeds shaped like an apple pip, 4–7 mm long. Flaxseeds occur in two basic varieties: brown, and yellow or golden (also known as golden linseeds).  Most types have similar nutritional characteristics and equal numbers of short-chain omega-3 fatty acids.