i had never heard of this stuff till today, so just giving anyone who likes to eat healthy a heads up

Quote :

"Salba® is the richest whole food source of Omega 3 fatty acids and fiber found in nature. Gram for gram, Salba® provides eight times more Omega 3s than salmon, four times more fiber than flax, six times more calcium than whole milk, 13 times more antioxidants than blueberries, and much more. Salba® is all-natural, has no trans-fats, very few carbohydrates, and is certified Non-GMO, Vegan, Kosher, and Gluten-Free for those who suffer from celiac disease."

http://www.salba.com/

8/22/2008 10:36:30 PM

Thanks.

Yes, it IS a super food. But, this statement is just plain misleading:

Quote :

"8x MORE Omega-3s Than Salmon"

Our body uses the forms of omega-3 fats found in fish (DHA and EPA). If omega-3 fats from plant sources are consumed (ALA and LA), then they are converted to DHA and EPA. The conversion ratio is 10:1.

So, gram-for-gram, omega-3 from plant sources is only 10% as effective as that from marine sources. So even though salba contains 8 times as much omega-3 as salmon, it converts to just 0.8 times as much. Which I must admit, is still amazing.

Very high ORAC value, fiber, magnesium, copper, and calcium.

And what's up with this:

Quote :

"30% MORE Antioxidants Than Blueberries"

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"13 times more antioxidants than blueberries"

???


P.S. Flax seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, and salba seeds are all super foods.


[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 11:22 PM. Reason : ]

8/22/2008 11:12:41 PM

do you have a source? google wasn't forthcoming w/ information

[Edited on August 23, 2008 at 12:30 AM. Reason : about the omega-3 bioavailability]

8/23/2008 12:24:05 AM

ch ch ch chia

8/23/2008 1:30:53 AM

this thread is relevant to my interests

8/23/2008 2:57:14 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_3#Flax

Quote :

"Flax Flax seeds produce linseed oil, which has a very high n-3 contentSix times richer than most fish oils in n-3,[74] Flax (aka linseed) (Linum usitatissimum) and its oil are perhaps the most widely available botanical source of n-3. Flaxseed oil consists of approximately 55% ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). Flax, like chia, contains approximately three times as much n-3 as n-6. 15 grams of flaxseed oil provides ca. 8 grams of ALA, which is converted in the body to EPA and then DHA at an efficiency of 2–15% and 2–5%, respectively.[75]"

And this is interesting:

Quote :

"Although fish is a dietary source of n-3 fatty acids, fish do not synthesize them; they obtain them from the algae in their diet."

So even though the fish form of omega-3 FA are found in fish, seal, krill, etc, they actually enter those animals from sea plants! That's why a lot of people have started recommending that we eat sea vegetation to get them directly without risk of heavy metal and industrial contamination. This includes seaweed, kelp, and spirulina (I think, even though spirulina is unicellular).

Unfortunately, unlike their sea cousins, land-based plants have the form of omega-3 FAs that have to be converted into the marine forms. So a lot of flax, chia, salba, hemp seeds, walnuts, etc have to be eaten to get the same physiological benefits as directly consuming the marine forms of those lipids. Best thing to do is to eat small oily fish, such as sardines, herring, mackerel, salmon, etc. But don't eat farmed fish. Never.

8/23/2008 4:31:06 PM

sounds awesome, but it's mega-expensive.

8/23/2008 4:34:28 PM