**5. Future directions**

The oil and fibrous plant flax (*Linum Usitatissimum* L.) has been used by for over 600 decades and it was one of the first plants to be domesticated. However, because of its high nutritional value, flaxseed is becoming more popular in the nutraceutical segment as people become more aware of its health benefits and applications in the food industry. There are some aspects of this field that have yet to be explored. An attempt has been made in this article to shed some light on those points as well.

