What is LSA

[Diane1415]

I have a recipe for banana and Lime cake that calls for 1 tablespoon of LSA.
What is it? what does it do? and where can I get it?
the big question is Do I really need it?

[Robo410]

is this a published recipe? or a hand copied or family recipe. my guess is that it is "short hand" for something like salt substistute or citrus flavoring. Maybe a baking powder agent. ???

[Diane1415]

It is a recipe published in an e-book by www.vegansecrets.com I presume that the recipe was contributed by an over-seas contributor.

[Diane1415]

OOOps I checked and it was contibuted by someone in Tennesee.

[Robo410]

Well, it is a cake for vegans so it is a butter or milk substitue, probably soy...but as to what, I dunno. Check out a health food site or do a google search. see what turns up.

[Aurora]

LSA is a vegan dietary supplement/cereal which consists of ground Linseeds, Sunflower seeds and Almonds.

You can find it in natural food stores.

[Caine]

LSA Mix

• 3 parts Linseed (flaxseed)
• 2 parts sunflower seeds
• 1 part almonds

Combine and grind up in a coffee grinder into a fine powder. Keep in a tightly sealed container in the fridge to maintain freshness. It can also be purchased already ground from most health food stores, in 1 pound or 2 pound bags, or as a bulk food item.

OR

It's a naturally occurring psychedelic drug equivalent to the better known, but chemically produced, drug called LSD.

[Diane1415]

Thanks so much.
I didn't think of a google search but am not sure that would help anyway.
Now I know what it is and how to put it together I will have to make the cake soon.
Again Thanks for all your help.

[Aurora]

Originally Posted by Caine

LSA Mix

• 3 parts Linseed (flaxseed)
• 2 parts sunflower seeds
• 1 part almonds

Interesting mix. Every recipe for LSA mix that I've seen or used always call for equal parts Linseed, sunflower and almonds.

Since flaxseed is such a powerful laxative I would be reluctant to make it 50% of the mix.

[Caine]

Originally Posted by Aurora

Interesting mix. Every recipe for LSA mix that I've seen or used always call for equal parts Linseed, sunflower and almonds.

Since flaxseed is such a powerful laxative I would be reluctant to make it 50% of the mix.

Linseed Sunflower Almond From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. LSA, a Linseed (Flaxseed), Sunflower and Almond mix, is used to provide essential fatty acids, soluble fibre and other nutrients for a Liver Cleansing Diet made famous by Dr Sandra Cabot. LSA is prepared by grinding up 3 parts Linseed, 2 parts Sunflower seed and one part Almond.
I don't make this stuff up, ya know?

[Aurora]

Originally Posted by Caine

I don't make this stuff up, ya know?

Well, that certainly would be cleansing!

I'll stick to a 1-1-1 mix.

Thanks.

[Robo410]

A google search turned up thousands of acronym possibilities..Louisiana Seafood Authority, Lincoln Settlement Association, etc...but a vegan health food store confirms what others have noted...a seed and nut floour additive. happy baking.

[bethzaring]

I am not familiar with LSA but I have a lot of experience with eating, grinding and cooking with flax seed. From my experience it is NOT a powerful laxative in my system. I would choke down a quarter cup of the stuff every morning with no noticeable effects in the regularity department. I would not hestitate to use the 321 ratio. I am interested in this mixture, did you determine the purpose of it in the cake?

[Caine]

Flaxseed is not a laxative. It is, however, a soluble fibre that will aid and support digestive system and colon health. It is also an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids. I don't use LSA (or LSD either) myself, but I do consume 3000 mg of psyllium a day, in capsule form, to help reduce my cholesterol, and 2000 mg of fish oil and 2000 mg of flaxseed oil, also in capsule form, a day to provide Omega-3 fatty acids, because as much as I enjoy a good red snapper or tilapia fillet, I really do not WANT to eat fish 4 or more times a week.

[Aurora]

Originally Posted by Caine

Flaxseed is not a laxative. It is, however, a soluble fibre that will aid and support digestive system and colon health. It is also an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids. I don't use LSA (or LSD either) myself, but I do consume 3000 mg of psyllium a day, in capsule form, to help reduce my cholesterol, and 2000 mg of fish oil and 2000 mg of flaxseed oil, also in capsule form, a day to provide Omega-3 fatty acids, because as much as I enjoy a good red snapper or tilapia fillet, I really do not WANT to eat fish 4 or more times a week.

Actually, flaxseed is 40 percent fiber. 1/3 of which is soluable and 2/3 is insoluable. Any food product which has such high fiber content will have a laxative effect the same as oat or wheat bran or psyllium. According to Drugstore.com (http://www.drugstore.com/qxa1772_333...s_flaxseed.htm) flaxseed powder can be used as a fiber laxative. It may not have the same effect on everyone but it has a laxative effect. Other references and studies report the same laxative quality, for example Tarpila S, Kivinen A. Ground flaxseed is an effective hypolipidemic bulk laxative [abstract]. Gastroenterology. 1997;112:A836.

It should also be noted that flaxseed consumption may interfere with the absorption of certain prescription medications and a doctor or pharmacist should be consulted when consuming flax containing foods to your diet.

[Diane1415]

I still do not know the purpose of the mix in the dake but today I will be able to make it and we will see. I could not make the cake over the weeekend because all of the organic bananas sold at the local supermarkit were extremely green and I had to wait for them to ripen.
I will let y'all know how it turns out. I might even try a recipe without the LSA just to see.

[kyles]

It'll make it taste nice. I used to use it when I used to make bread. Sandra Cabot is an Australian doctor, her liver cleansing diet was big about 10 years ago, which made LSA a household ingredient in Australia when I lived there.

I don't know if all the precious oils stay intact in the baking process, I suspect not, but the flavour will be there.

I look forward to seeing how it turned out.

[Diane1415]

I thought I would be able to last thursday but....I will let you all know when I am able to make it - I am shooting for Wed.