Flax Living — vegetarian

Flaxrolls were created in 2004 when Tarjei Anderssen, then the “Salmon Roll Man”, was compelled to find an alternative to puff pastry to make his salmon roll. One morning, while eating a flaxseed cereal and reading about the #Omega3 in flaxseed, the thought came to him that flaxseed and salmon together would make a ‘Super Omega 3’ combination.  Soon he had put together a ground flaxseed and rye flour dough which he used to make the first Flax Salmon Roll. The creation was shared with a chef-customer, who said “What you have created is obscene!” meaning the Salmon FlaxRoll was...

Many have heard about Omega-3 in flax. But flaxseeds contain other nutrients which make eating the ground whole seed superior to consuming just the extracted oil. That's why every FlaxRoll flaxseed wrap contains at least 1 tablespoon (over 13 gm) of ground flaxseed. Fibre: Flaxseed is one of the richest sources of fibre. Soluble fibre can lower blood cholesterol levels. Insoluble fibre cleans the colon and promotes regularity. Essential Fatty Acids: Polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as Omega-3 and Omega-6 are known as “Healthy Fats”. They are called “essential”, because they are absolutely essential to your health. Protein: Flaxseed is one...