So... I always add flax seed to my breads and such. I had read that you can add it to your cereal raw. I added some to my Kashi cereal a few minutes ago and began eating. Then, for some reason I decided to check the safety of it. I found all these weird articles about it making cyanide in your stomach?! I then found other ones that said it's fine. I ate about half the bowl of cereal with raw flax seed. Does anyone know the facts on this for sure? Should I be concerned?
2007-03-30 11:38:07 · 2 answers · asked by hereceivedacall 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
There's a little bit of cyanide in raw flax seed, but you'd have to eat a lot of it to be a problem.
There's cyanide in wheat and barley too. Unless you're eating 10 tablespoons of flax seed per day, you're not going to experience any problems.
2007-03-30 11:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Vegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flaxseed meal can be added to any baked or cook dish—breads, muffins, pancakes, casseroles, etc. You should not eat it raw! Raw flaxseed contains a toxin called thio-cyanate—a cyanide-like compound. This toxin can be found in the blood after eating raw flaxseed. Cooking neutralizes this compound, making it harmless.45,46 By far the best way to eat flaxseed oil is in its natural state by grinding the seed into meal and adding it to a cooked dish."
2007-03-30 11:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by baileykay30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋