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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 made from Swiss organic linseeds | Fresh, cold-pressed and unfiltered
The new season kicks off with the pressing on Monday 7 September 2026. Pre-orders are now being accepted.
Now also available as a monthly subscription
For regular customers who don’t want to have to keep remembering the pressing dates, we offer a monthly subscription. We’ll then automatically process your order in the week leading up to the pressing. If you’d like to pause, adjust or add other products to your order, simply let us know your requirements a week before the pressing.
What makes our linseed oil special?
- Delicious: Freshly pressed linseed oil doesn’t taste bitter at all (in the first few weeks), but has a mild, nutty flavour.
- Organic: The brown organic linseeds from producer Jakob Bachofner come from his own fields in Fehraltorf in the Zurich Oberland.
- Cold-pressed: Thanks to the mill’s water-cooling system, the oil temperature remains between 28–32°C throughout the pressing process – ensuring raw food quality!
- Regional: Fehraltorf is just 10 km from our warehouse in Wetzikon. Delivery to your home is CO₂-neutral via Swiss Post.
- Monthly pressing from September to June:
Jakob Bachofner from the Oelerei presses the linseed oil from organic linseeds grown in his own fields in Fehraltorf – fresh and using a water-cooled press to produce raw food quality oil at 28–32°C – taste the difference. It is not filtered, but left to stand in a cool place for one day to allow the sediment to settle. The linseed oil is then bottled, taken to the warehouse and dispatched the very same day. A very small amount of sediment (which is slightly darker) may settle at the bottom of the bottles. This can be consumed without any concerns.
Why is linseed oil so healthy?
With approximately 50% alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3), linseed oil is one of the most potent sources of this important fatty acid. Just 1 tablespoon of linseed oil meets an adult’s daily requirement of 2g of alpha-linolenic acid.
Omega-3 fatty acids are of great importance to our metabolism. They are key building blocks of our cell membranes, have anti-inflammatory effects, protect cells against premature ageing and strengthen the immune system. You can find more interesting information about omega-3 fatty acids in ourhealth guide.
Food & skincare: How to use linseed oil?
Fresh linseed oil is a real delicacy! Linseed oil is perfect for cold and lukewarm dishes such as salads, potatoes and muesli. It can also simply be enjoyed on its own (1 tablespoon daily). Linseed oil is also suitable for external use on very dry skin.
Recipes with linseed oil for inspiration
We’ve been keen consumers of linseed oil ourselves for many years, which is why we’re happy to share our favourite recipes here for your inspiration:
- Raw almond milk with a fresh apple and linseed oil
- Budwig cream muesli (made with low-fat quark and linseed oil)
- Golden milk 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 the linseed oil, along with a little salt, over half an avocado.
What’s your favourite linseed oil recipe? Let us know and we’ll be happy to add it to the list.
Freshly pressed linseed oil available by pre-order only
Due to its sensitivity to heat and short shelf life, we do not keep linseed oil in stock; instead, we only accept pre-orders from September to June, which are then fulfilled once a month. During the warmer months, orders are dispatched with cooling packs.
Ordering process for freshly pressed linseed oil made from Swiss linseeds
To place a pre-order, simply buy the linseed oil online as usual, send us an email at info@samaranatura.ch or give us a quick call on 044 586 27 27. On Monday morning, we place our order with Jakob Bachofner at the Oelerei. He presses the linseed oil on Monday. The freshly pressed organic linseed oil then needs to rest for a day in cold storage to allow sedimentation (settling of the suspended particles).
On Wednesday morning, the oil is bottled and I take the bottles straight to my social logistics partner in Wetzikon. On Wednesday, he dispatches all orders (linseed oil along with any other items ordered) via Post Pack Priority (at no extra cost of CHF 2), so you should receive your order on Thursday of the same week.
Order deadlines for autumn 2026
- June/July/August is the summer break
- Sunday 6 September 2026
- Sunday 18 October 2026
- Sunday 15 November 2026
- Sunday 13 December 2026
Shelf life
The minimum shelf life after pressing is 3 months. Please always store the linseed oil in the fridge, even before opening the bottle for the first time. This slows down the oxidation process, which occurs very rapidly in linseed oil. Our linseed oil is specially bottled in dark purple Mironglas to protect it from sunlight and the resulting premature oxidation.
To further extend the shelf life, there are two options: some modern fridges have a 0-degree zone. Stored there, the linseed oil will keep for about a month longer; alternatively, you can 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. Whilst linseed oil is pressed from linseeds, camelina oil comes from the camelina plant. Camelina oil has a longer shelf life, but contains a lower proportion of alpha-linolenic acid/omega-3, at around 35 per cent.
- Cold-pressed oils (except coconut oil) are heat-sensitive and are therefore best suited to cold dishes. When heated to high temperatures, e.g. when frying, toxic compounds may form.
Change to bottles
Due to the massive price increase for Mironglas (approx. 40 per cent) and the new closure system featuring a plastic ball, Jakob Bachofner has been looking for alternatives. For the standard glass bottles used for cooking oil, it would have been necessary to purchase a capping machine, which would not have been cost-effective for the small production volumes at the oil mill in Fehraltorf. A BPA-free tinplate bottle in a matt black finish from Germany has now emerged as the best alternative, see image top left. The advantages over glass are its lighter weight and lower energy consumption during production. Furthermore, the risk of breakage is significantly lower, meaning less packing material is required during dispatch. Tinplate has a high recycling rate, as it is collected alongside aluminium at all recycling centres. Any other packaging options would have led to price increases. We are delighted that, at a time when almost everything is becoming more expensive, we are able to offer linseed oil at the current prices.
Nutritional values for 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 sugars 0g
Protein 0g
Salt 0g
Compared with other oils, linseed oil has a very high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Depending on the seeds, it contains 10–30 per cent linoleic acid (omega-6 fatty acid) and 40–70 per cent alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid), which the body can convert into DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid).
Origin
Switzerland, cold-pressed by Jakob Bachofner in Fehraltorf using linseeds from his own fields in Fehraltorf, ZH.
Reuse of the Miron bottles
In principle, the bottles, made from high-quality 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 being washed in the dishwasher or with spirit.
The labels are not water-soluble because the bottles are stored in the fridge. When removed from the fridge, condensation forms, which would then cause the labels to peel off. Furthermore, a paper label would quickly look dirty if a drop of oil ran down it. According to feedback from the producer, the labels are best removed using orange oil.
Local producer
Since summer 2021, Jakob Bachofner from the Oelerei in Fehraltorf has been pressing our linseed oil once a month. As well as 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 it is bottled (every Wednesday). It hardly gets any faster than that, unless you select ‘Collection from warehouse’ as your delivery method and come and collect the linseed oil in person from the warehouse on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30 pm.
Jakob “Köbi” Bachofner produces all his oils using a water-cooled oil mill, certified organic in accordance with the Swiss Organic Farming Regulations CH-BIO-086.
Here are a few pictures of the cultivation and harvest of the linseeds from Fehraltorf.

The linseed flowers are blooming

Close-up of linseed capsules

The flax is ready for harvest

Mowing with a disc mower

Drying the flax in the sun for two days

Threshing the flax with a combine harvester

The water-cooled oil mill for pressing raw-food-grade linseed oil

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.