Flax Seed Oil is the vegetable food oil richest in omega-3 fatty acids. It is extracted from organically grown flax seeds using a special chemical-free cold-pressing process which minimizes the damaging effects of light oxygen and heat.Flax seed oil is also rich in the omega-6 essential fatty acid linoleic acid as well as the omega-9 essential fatty acid oleic acid. With a total EFA content greater than 70% and a total unsaturation of greater than 90% this is a cost-effective source of omega-3 omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are involved in prostaglandin synthesis hormone production immune response fat metabolism and cell membrane integrity and fluidityOther products from HerbsPro