http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/05/12/omega-3s-in-flax/ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Sun, 05 May 2013 16:52:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/05/12/omega-3s-in-flax/comment-page-1/#comment-28534 Andy Hopkins Mon, 23 May 2011 19:49:51 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=1760#comment-28534 I run a small family business that is an online natural product store. While we don't have a many Vegan products, we do have an important one. Dr. Ohhira's Essential Living Oil. Not a well named product but it is a great source of Omega 3, 6 and 9. I hope this helps folks who might not be getting these necessities from their diet. Best regards, Andy Hopkins http://www.realfoodgrocery.com/Dr-Ohhiras-Essential-Livings-Oils-Prodview.html I run a small family business that is an online natural product store. While we don’t have a many Vegan products, we do have an important one. Dr. Ohhira’s Essential Living Oil. Not a well named product but it is a great source of Omega 3, 6 and 9. I hope this helps folks who might not be getting these necessities from their diet.
Best regards,
Andy Hopkins
http://www.realfoodgrocery.com/Dr-Ohhiras-Essential-Livings-Oils-Prodview.html

]]> http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/05/12/omega-3s-in-flax/comment-page-1/#comment-28387 anetad Fri, 13 May 2011 15:04:52 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=1760#comment-28387 Echium oil (derived from the seeds of the plant Echium plantagineum) provides a rich source of vegetarian omega-3 SDA, which is the fatty acid derived from ALA and the precursor to EPA. Simply put, this fatty acid has bypassed the rate-limiting conversion step in the synthesis of ALA to EPA and then on to DHA. Echium oil (derived from the seeds of the plant Echium plantagineum) provides a rich source of vegetarian omega-3 SDA, which is the fatty acid derived from ALA and the precursor to EPA. Simply put, this fatty acid has bypassed the rate-limiting conversion step in the synthesis of ALA to EPA and then on to DHA.

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