Is there any difference between golden and brown flaxseeds, apart from the cost, as well as between linseed and flaxseed?
What is difference between brown and golden flaxseed?
Brown flaxseed provide the same nutritional benefits as golden. You can choose the color of flax seeds you like.
Here is a short article from TheFlaxSeedStore.com:
"Many people see the words flax seed and linseed and wonder, “What is the difference?” If you are familiar with flax, you will know that flax seed and linseed are two different names for the same thing.
According to Wikipedia, “Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name: Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.”
It is easy to see where the term linseed comes from; it comes from its genus name Linum and family name Linaceae. Linseeds (or flax seeds) are the tiny, nutrient-packed seeds that come from the flax plant. Thus the term flax seed, or the seed from the flax plant.
Flax seeds, or linseeds, however you wish to call them, are full of healhy omega-3 fatty acids, proteins, Calcium, Vitamin B, Iron, Zinc and much more. We recommend reading our other flax seed benefits blog articles to learn more about the benefits of flaxseed. Also, search TheFlaxSeedStore.com to buy flaxseed, flaxseed crackers, and other flaxseed products."
Linseed and flaxseed are synonyms, both used to denote the seed of flax. As to golden or brown flaxseed, there is no real difference. If the quality seems to be the same (clean, few broken or discoloured seed, etc.) save your money and buy the brown ones. Also see Caveat: new breed of golden flaxseed (linseed) low in alpha-linolenic acid (an Omega 3 fatty acid): Linola/Solin.
