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Available, delivery time: Advance order for monthly pressing according to information in the product description
Product information "Flaxseed Oil Organic"
Top quality linseed oil from Swiss organic linseed | Fresh, cold-pressed and unfiltered
Update: The next linseed oil pressing will take place on Monday 10 March 2025. Please place your pre-order by Sunday evening 09.03.2025. Shipping will take place on Wednesday 12.03.2025 with Post Pack Priority, so delivery should take place on Thursday. You can find all the other order details below.
What makes our linseed oil special?
- Very tasty: Freshly pressed linseed oil does not taste bitter at all (in the first few weeks), but has a mild nutty flavour
- Organic: The brown organic linseed from producer Jakob Bachofner comes from his own fields in Fehraltorf
- Pressed chilled: Due to the water cooling of the mill, the oil temperature remains at 28-32°C throughout the pressing process
- Regional: Fehraltorf is only 10 kilometres away from our warehouse in Wetzikon. Shipping to your home is CO2-neutral with Swiss Post
- Miron glass: The linseed oil is filled in high-quality bottles made of Miron glass because it offers the best protection of quality. A report by the ProSieben science magazine Galileo has also shown that many products have a longer shelf life and smell better than conventional glass. Watch the interesting report in the following video: Galileo - Video - Violet glass - ProSieben
Jakob Bachofner from Oelerei presses the linseed oil from organic linseed from his own fields in Fehraltorf very fresh and with a water-cooled press in raw food quality at 28-32°C - feel the difference. It is not filtered, but left to cool for 1 day so that the lees can settle. The linseed oil is then bottled, taken to the warehouse and dispatched on the same day. There may be a small amount of sediment (slightly darker in colour) at the bottom of the bottles. This can be consumed without hesitation.
Why is linseed oil so healthy?
With approx. 50% alpha-linolenic acid/omega 3, linseed oil is one of the most potent suppliers of this important fatty acid. Just 1 tablespoon of linseed oil covers the daily requirement of 2g alpha-linolenic acid for an adult.
Omega-3 fatty acids are of great importance for our metabolism. They are important building blocks of our cell membranes, have an anti-inflammatory effect, protect the cells against premature ageing and strengthen our immune defences. You can find more interesting information about omega-3 fatty acids in our health guide.
Food & for skin care: How to use linseed oil?
Fresh linseed oil is a real delicacy! Linseed oil goes perfectly with cold and warm dishes such as salads, potatoes and muesli. It can also be enjoyed pure (1 tablespoon a day). Linseed oil is also suitable for external use on very dry skin.
Recipes with linseed oil for inspiration
We have been enthusiastic linseed oil consumers ourselves for many years, which is why we are happy to list our favourite recipes here for your inspiration:
- Raw almond milk with a fresh apple and linseed oil
- Budwig cream muesli (based on low-fat quark and linseed oil)
- Goldenmilk with linseed oil
- Chia pudding with linseed oil
- Apple and cinnamon porridge with linseed oil
- Wholemeal bread with cottage cheese, linseed oil and sprouts
- Vegan mayonnaise with almond butter and linseed oil
- Gschwellti (jacket potatoes) with linseed oil
- Potato salad with linseed oil
- Tomato and onion salad with basil and linseed oil
Experiment: Drizzle linseed oil and a little salt over half an avocado.
What is your favourite linseed oil recipe? Let us know and we'll be happy to add it to the list.
Freshly pressed linseed oil only for pre-orders
Due to its sensitivity to heat and short shelf life, we do not keep linseed oil in stock, but only accept pre-orders from September to June, which are then dispatched once a month. During the warmer months, the oil is dispatched with cooling pads.
Order process for freshly pressed linseed oil from Swiss linseed
To pre-order linseed oil, buy it online as normal, send us an email to info@samaranatura.ch or give us a quick call on 044 586 27 27. We place our order with Jakob Bachofner from the Oelerei on Monday morning. He presses the linseed oil on Monday. The freshly pressed organic linseed oil then has to rest for a day in the cold store for sedimentation (reduction of the lees).
On Wednesday morning, it is bottled and I immediately take the bottles to my social logistician in Wetzikon. He will dispatch all orders (linseed oil with any other items ordered) on Wednesday with Post Pack Priority (without CHF 2 surcharge), so that you should receive your order on Thursday of the same week.
Order deadlines autumn/winter/spring 2024/2025
- Sunday 09.03.2025
- Sunday 13.04.2025
- Sunday 18.05.2025
- Sunday 15.06.2025
Shelf life
Minimum shelf life after pressing is 3 months. Please always store the linseed oil in the refrigerator, even before opening the bottle for the first time. This slows down the very rapid oxidation of linseed oil. Our linseed oil is specially bottled in dark purple miron glass to protect it from sunlight and the associated premature oxidation.
There are 2 ways to further extend the shelf life: Very modern refrigerators sometimes have a 0-degree zone. Stored there, the linseed oil will keep for about a month longer or you can also freeze it, which extends the shelf life to 6 months.
Once opened, the bottle should be consumed within 3-4 weeks.
Important notes
- Linseed oil and camelina oil are not the same thing. While linseed oil is pressed from linseed, camelina oil comes from camelina. Camelina oil has a longer shelf life, but at approx. 35% has a lower alpha-linolenic acid/omega 3 content.
- Cold-pressed oils (except coconut oil) are sensitive to heat and are therefore mainly suitable for cold cooking. Toxic compounds can form when heated to high temperatures, e.g. frying.
Change of bottles
Due to the massive price increase of the Mironglas (approx. 40%) and the new closure system with plastic ball, Jakob Bachofner has been looking for alternatives. For the standard edible oil glass bottles, it would have been necessary to purchase a capping machine, which would not have been reasonable for the small quantities produced by the oil factory in Fehraltorf. Now a BPA-free tinplate bottle in a black matt design from Germany has become the best alternative, see picture above left. The advantages over glass are the lower weight and lower energy consumption in production. In addition, the risk of breakage is significantly lower, which is why less stuffing material is required for shipping. Tinplate has a high recycling rate as it is collected together with aluminium at all material collection points. All other packaging options would have resulted in price increases. We are pleased that we are able to offer linseed oil at the existing prices at a time when almost everything is becoming more expensive.
The new 500ml bottles will be introduced in December. With the December pressing, we will also be offering 250ml bottles for CHF 20. This size was requested several times and should be a good compromise between 100ml and 500ml. There are currently still enough of the 100ml Mironglas bottles in stock, which is why the changeover will not take place until spring 2024.
Nutritional values of organic linseed oil per 100g
Energy 3475 kJ / 830 kcal
Fat 93g
- of which saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and stearic acid) 8g
- Monounsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid) 19g
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid) 67g
Carbohydrates 0g
of which sugar 0g
Protein 0g
Salt 0g
Compared to other oils, linseed oil has a very high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Depending on the seed, it contains 10-30% linoleic acid (omega-6 fatty acid) and 40-70% alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid), which can be converted by the body into DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).
Origin
Switzerland, chilled pressed by Jakob Bachofner in Fehraltorf with linseed from his own fields in Fehraltorf ZH.
Further use of the Miron bottles
In principle, the bottles made from the valuable Miron glass can be rinsed out and reused as desired. We recommend leaving the labels on, as they do not come off easily even after a wash in the dishwasher or with petrol.
The labels are not water-soluble because the bottles are stored in the refrigerator. Condensation forms when they are removed, which would then remove the label. In addition, a paper label would quickly look dirty if a drop of oil ran down it. According to feedback from the producer, the best way to remove the labels is with orange oil.
Local producer
Jakob Bachofner from Oelerei in Fehraltorf has been pressing our linseed oil once a month since summer 2021. In addition to the excellent quality, we appreciate the short distance of just 10 kilometres between the oil production facility and our warehouse in Wetzikon. This enables us to send you the linseed oil on the day of bottling (Wednesdays). It couldn't be quicker, unless you select "Pick up at warehouse" as the dispatch method and collect the linseed oil from the warehouse in person on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30 pm.
Jakob "Köbi" Bachofner produces all oils with a water-cooled oil mill, certified organic according to the Swiss Organic Farming Ordinance CH-BIO-086.
Here are a few pictures of the cultivation and harvesting of linseed from Fehraltorf.
The linseed flowers unfold
Close-up of the linseed capsules
The linseed is ready for harvesting
Mowing with the disc mower
Drying the linseed in the sun for 2 days
Threshing flax with the combine harvester
The water-cooled oil mill for pressing linseed oil in raw food quality
Jakob Bachofner in the field
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7 reviews
3 March 2021 12:43
Es gibt kein besseres!
Frischer geht es nicht! Keine Spur von Bitterkeit, dafür Genuss pur, fein nussartiger Geschmack, tolle Konsistenz!
11 January 2021 21:34
Schmeckt ausgezeichnet, ob Salat, Smoothie oder auch pur.
Schmeckt ausgezeichnet, ob Salat, Smoothie oder auch pur.
8 January 2021 14:39
Bin Leinöl
Ist ein sehr feines Öl
8 January 2021 07:38
Leinöl
Ich finde dieses Öl köstlich
9 October 2020 09:57
sehr gut
feiner Geschmack,
8 October 2020 11:52
Sehr zufrieden
Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Leinöl!!! Jeden Tag kommen zwei Esslöffel in mein Müesli.
9 November 2017 23:08
Frische und Feinheit sind einzigartig!
Wir geniessen das frisch gepresste Leinöl täglich. Die Qualität ist Einzigartig! Bezüglich Frische und Feinheit ist es das beste Leinöl, das wir je probiert haben.