Phytoestrogens most concentrated in flaxseed and sesame, converted by gut bacteria into enterolignans.
6 foods, grouped by presence band. Bands are used instead of amounts because compound content swings widely with cultivar, soil, storage and preparation — a single number per food would look more precise than the measurements justify.
One of the compounds this food is characterised by in the literature.
Linum usitatissimum
The seed of the flax plant, sold whole, ground or pressed for oil, and the densest common dietary source of plant lignans. The…
Sesamum indicum
Small oil-rich seeds used whole, toasted, or ground into tahini across the Middle East, Africa and East Asia. The USDA reference…
Consistently reported in this food in amounts researchers treat as meaningful.
Secale cereale
A cold-hardy cereal grain used mainly for dense breads and crispbreads in northern and eastern Europe. The USDA reference entry…
Sesamum indicum
Oil pressed from sesame seeds, sold either as a light-coloured neutral cooking oil or as the dark, strongly flavoured oil pressed…
Recorded in this food without a dependable quantity attached to it.
Detected only in small amounts.