LAMBERTS® FLAX SEED OIL IS AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE TO FISH OILS AS THE OIL IS 50% BY WEIGHT ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID AND THEREFORE CONTAINS ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH OMEGA 3 PER GRAM OF WEIGHT THAN STANDARD STRENGTH FISH OILS. ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID IS CONVERTED BY THE BODY INTO THE OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS EPA AND DHA ACCORDING TO ITS NEED. ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID IS REQUIRED IN LARGE AMOUNTS BY THE BODY BUT MODERN DAY DIETS ARE OFTEN LOW IN THIS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT. LAMBERTS® FLAX SEED OIL IS COLD PRESSED TO ENSURE THAT THE NUTRITIVE QUALITIES ARE RETAINED AND TO PROTECT THE ALA FROM OXIDATION WE USE OPAQUE CAPSULE SHELLS AND ADD VITAMIN E AS AN ANTIOXIDANT. OUR TESTS ON THE DEGREE OF SATURATION (A MEASURE OF FRESHNESS) SHOW THAT THE PRECIOUS ALA IS STABLE DURING THE SHELF LIFE OF THE PRODUCT. Vegan & vegetarian