Brown flax seed is essentially equal to golden flax in nutritional value.
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Flax Nutrition Profile
While flax is rich in protein, research suggests that its health benefits probably have more to do with its fatty acid and fibre profile.
| Nutrient Profile of Flax seed |
|
| Proximate |
|
| 100 grams |
|
| Food Energy |
450 Kilocalories (Calories) |
| Fat* |
41.0 grams |
| Total Dietary Fibre |
28.0 grams |
| Protein |
20.0 grams |
Meat Loaf
One of life’s simple pleasures... just like grandma’s!
| 1 kg |
lean ground beef |
2 lbs |
| 250 ml |
skim milk |
1 cup |
| 125 ml |
ground flax seed |
½ cup |
| 125 ml |
dry bread crumbs |
½ cup |
| 125 ml |
chopped onion |
½ cup |
| 1 |
egg, beaten |
1 |
| 15 ml |
Worcestershire sauce |
1 tbsp |
| 5 ml |
black pepper |
1 tsp |
| 5 ml |
garlic powder |
1 tsp |
| 5 ml |
dry mustard |
1 tsp |
| 2 ml |
celery salt |
½ tsp |
| 1 mL |
ground thyme |
1/4 tsp |
| 50 ml |
ketchup |
1/4 cup |
- In a large bowl, combine beef, milk, ground flax, crumbs, onion, egg, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, garlic, mustard, celery salt and thyme. Mix well.
- Pat mixture into a 22 x 13 x 8 cm (9 x 5 x 3 inch) loaf pan.
- Spread ketchup over top of loaf.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) 1 to 1 Ѕ hours, until no pink remains.
- Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
- Remove from pan, place on platter to serve.
Yield: 8 servings
Serving Size: 1 slice
Single Serving Nutrient Values
| Calories |
375 |
Sodium |
258 mg |
| Protein |
27.6 g |
Potassium |
598 mg |
| Carbohydrate |
15.5 g |
Folate |
59 mg |
| Fibre |
2.9 g |
|
|
| Fat |
22.3 g |
|
|
Polyunsaturates
Monounsaturates
Saturates
Cholesterol
|
3.9 g
8.5 g
7.2 g
104.2 mg |
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