Flax Flax is grown on the Canadian prairies for linseed oil, which is used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes and in products such as linoleum and printing inks. Linseed meal, the byproduct of producing linseed oil from flax seeds, is used to feed livestock. It is a protein-rich feed for ruminants, rabbits, and fish. Flaxseeds occur in two basic varieties/colors: brown and yellow (golden linseeds). Most types of these basic varieties have similar nutritional characteristics and equal numbers of short-chain omega-3 fatty acids. The exception is a type of yellow flax called solin (trade name "Linola"), which has
The Very Best of The Lightning Seeds The Very Best of The Lightning Seeds The Very Best of The Lightning Seeds is the second official greatest hits album by British alternative rock band The Lightning Seeds. It was released on 12 June 2006 peaking at number thirty-three on the UK Album Chart. The compilation is essentially an update of the group's first greatest hits album 1997's "Like You Do... Best of The Lightning Seeds". The compilations share twelve tracks between them. "The Very Best" drops the group's third single "All I Want" and replaces the original recording of "Three Lions" with the 1998 re-recording. The compilation includes