Nutritional Oils
Plant oils are an amazingly concentrated source of nutrients needed for life. These include vitamins, minerals and most important of all, a group of substances known as essential fatty acids (EFAs). EFA’s are polyunsaturated, and for the body to function properly there are two essential fatty acids we must eat. These are called Alpha Linolenic acid or ALA - Omega 3 - and Linoleic Acid or LA - Omega 6. These EFAs are the first step in the biosynthetic pathways of the two fatty acid families, omega-3 and omega-6. Further down these pathways are other useful active ingredients including Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA, Omega 6 Pathway) and Stearidonic Acid (SDA, Omega 3 Pathway). To view a diagram of these pathways please click here.
EFAs are important for the proper functioning of the immune system, brain health, wound healing and for insulating nerves. They are found in every cell in the body but we cannot make them ourselves. As a result, they need to be present in our diet. The modern day diet of convenience and processed foods often leaves us lacking the EFAs we need.
The following tables summarises which Nutritional oils contain fatty acids in the Omega-3 and Omega-6 pathways.
Oils containing Omega-3
| ALA | Stearidonic Acid |
| Blackcurrant Seed Oil | Blackcurrant Seed Oil |
| Flax Seed Oil | Echium Oil |
| Hemp Seed Oil | Hemp Seed Oil |
| Kiwifruit Seed Oil | |
| Walnut Oil |
Oils containing Omega-6
| GLA | Linoleic Acid |
| Blackcurrant Seed Oil | Blackcurrant Seed Oil |
| Borage Seed Oil | Borage Seed Oil |
| Echium Oil | Echium Oil |
| Evening Primrose Oil | Evening Primrose Oil |
| Hemp Seed Oil | Flax Seed Oil |
| Grape Seed Oil | |
| Hemp Seed Oil | |
| Pumpkin Seed Oil | |
| Walnut Oil | |
| Wheatgerm Oil |
Our extensive range of Nutritional oils is listed below. For further information on these products please click on the relevant oil. For a summary table of the fatty acid compositions of these oils please click here.
Please click here to view our profile on Nutritional Oils.
Avocado Oil
Avocado Oil is cold pressed from the fleshy pulp that surrounds the pit of the avocado.
Blackcurrant Oil
Blackcurrant Seed Oil is extracted from the seeds that remain after the juice is extracted from the blackcurrant fruit (Ribes nigrum).
Borage Seed Oil
Borage or ‘Starflower’ Seed Oil is one of the most concentrated sources of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA). The oil is derived from the seeds of borago officinalis.
Echium Oil
Echium Oil is a clear golden brown oil derived from the seeds of Echium plantagineum.
Evening Primrose Oil
Evening Primrose oil is a renown and well recognised source of GLA content.
Flax Seed Oil
Flax Seed Oil is derived from the seed of the linum usitatissimum.
Grape Seed Oil
Grape Seed Oil is made from the seeds (by-products of the manufacture of wine) of Vitis vinifera.
Hemp Seed Oil
Hemp Seed Oil is cold pressed from the seeds of cannabis sativa.
Kiwifruit Seed Oil
Kiwifruit Seed Oil is extracted from the seed of Actinidia chinensis.
Pumpkin Seed Oil
Pumpkin Seed Oil is extracted from the seeds of special varieties of pumpkin (Cucurbita maximus) and is rich in phytosterols and antioxidants.
Wheatgerm Oil
Wheatgerm Oil is extracted from the germ of the wheat kernel (triticum durum).
