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Does baking flax seeds damage the omega-3 fatty acids? In an effort to get omega-3 fatty acids into my vegetarian diet, I started adding ground flax seeds to the bread I bake. But does baking it at 475F (~250C) eliminate the benefit by damaging or destroying the fatty acids?
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Reply	Jon-Richfield says: Not much. Go ahead. Baking bread is fairly mild cooking as cooking goes. (Except for the crust of course.) (no votes) Tags: vegetarian, bread, baking, omega-3, flax.
	posted on 2010-08-19 20:14:29 \| Report abuse

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