Botanic Innovations ~ Camelina Seed Oil

SPOONER, Wis.Botanic Innovations launched Camelina Seed Oil, an all-natural ingredient for nutritional supplements, foods and personal care.

Camelina, also known as wildflax, is an ancient grain dating back to the Bronze Age and even earlier in Europe, serving as a valued source of nutrition. People of this era used it for food, medicine and oil for lamps and candles.

The seed's oil contains about 25 to 30 percent omega-3 content and a high vitamin E content. Camelina oil is also self-preserving, shelf-stable, and its gadoleic acid content provides skin health benefits.

A member of the brassica plant family, similar to broccoli, mustard, radishes and cabbage, this short-season crop can grow over a large area of North America, making camelina inexpensive and readily available.

With its mild flavor, consumers can use the oil in salad dressings, margarines and for various cooking purposes. Users can also blend camelina seed oil with other oils (fruit and vegetable seed oils, chia oil, fish oil) to help boost omega-3 (ALA) levels and enhance shelf life. 

Camelina seed oil has extensive applications in cosmetics and personal care products, including soaps and detergents. It also has industrial applications in varnishes, paints and bio fuels. 

Lipids obtained from seeds using the NatureFRESH Cold-Press Process are unadulterated by heat, solvents or additives and contain a rich and diverse range of phytochemicals. They contain a variety of antioxidant activity and hundreds of other plant chemicals, such as quinones and polyphenolics. 

Botanic Innovations' product portfolio includes broccoli, tomato, black cumin and cranberry seed oils, in addition to nutri-powders and its recently launched Organic Black Berry Seed Oil.