Abstract

A method is provided for fortifying a seed, grain, nut, bean, or the like with an essential fatty acid such as docosahexaenoic acid or eicosapentaenoic acid. Using the method, it is possible to produce seeds that can be used as a dietary source of that essential fatty acid. A seed that has been soaked in an aqueous mixture containing an essential fatty acid so as to become fortified with the fatty acid, and a food product formed using the seed are also provided. 

Ingraining is a natural process which harnesses the forces of germination through which the seed metabolizes micro nutrients such as DHA and EPA from a marine source allowing them to be stabilized in the cellular matrix of the seed in the case of fish oil this receptive internalization of omega-3 demonstrates for the very first time through lipid analysis the presence of MARINE SOURCE OMEGA-3 DHA/EPA in a terrestrial SEED and PLANT.