News & Blogs
News & Blogs
Sourcing our Seeds in Chile and Paraguay
Special report – Our purchaser, Ger Vlaming, travelled to Chile and Paraguay in April visiting existing & potential new suppliers of Rosehip and Chia seeds.
Plant-based Omega-3 Source
You can get all your daily omegas from a single plant-based omega-3 source. Ahiflower Oil is a complete and balanced plant-based omega oil. This regeneratively and sustainably grown omega-3-6-9 source improves people’s wellness in various ways through its unique fatty acid profile.
Our visit to Lesotho, South Africa
In May our buyer Ger Vlaming travelled to South Africa to visit our supplier of organic rosehip seeds.
Our rosehip seeds grow in the beautiful highlands of Lesotho. The rosehip bushes grow abundantly
in the wild throughout the beautiful mountains of Maloti in Lesotho.
Organic Hemp Seed Oil
Hemp seeds have a rich profile of nutrients, useful bioactive compounds and fatty acids. Organic Hempseed Oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which are essential for human health.
Our Extraction Facility - NHE
In 2003 De Wit Speciality Oils aquired the extraction facility New Holland Extraction (NHE). NHE is a UK based specialist in the extraction of niche market oils from seeds including rosehip, evening primrose, borage and blackcurrant, various types of biomass and other products including wheat germ.
TV appearance - Bio-based Extraction
One of our highlights of 2021 was our TV appearance on Dutch Television RTLZ where we were able to introduce our new – ground-breaking – project focussing on bio-based extraction.
Ingredients for Plant-Based Foods
At De Wit Speciality Oils we are constantly looking at ways to innovate in order to supply high-quality vegetable oils that are rich in omega-3 and omega-6. As a leading company in the field of speciality oils, we now also focus on ingredients for plant based foods. We focus on this in order to achieve the best possible fatty acid composition for the oil-blend used for the production of plant based Meat-alternatives and Seafood-alternatives.
Press Release - The European Union boosts innovation in the plant protein and oil sectors with support for EcoXtract® from Horizon 2020
Press Release - De Wit Speciality Oils is happy to announce that is has been awarded a European Union grant for the development of the innovative bio-based solvent EcoXtract® as the extract of choice for the global plant oil and protein sector.
Ahiflower Oil: The Plant-Based Omega
What is Ahiflower oil?
Ahiflower oil is a plant-based omega, also called “refined Buglossoides arvensis oil”, which is a new dietary oil extracted from seeds of a regeneratively grown non-GMO crop. Ahiflower oil has a uniquely rich and balanced omega profile, a clean and appealing taste, and it has clinically proven-health benefits.
The Story Behind Our Rosehip Seed Oil
What is Rosehip Seed Oil?
Rosehip oil is a seed oil extracted from the ‘hip’ of the rose plant. Rosehip seed oil is mostly used for nutraceutical and cosmeceutical purposes because of its high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
The majority of our rosehips grow wild and are handpicked in the beautiful highlands of Lesotho, South Africa.
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Ahiflower Oil: The Plant-Based Omega
What is Ahiflower oil?
Ahiflower oil is a plant-based omega, also called “refined Buglossoides arvensis oil”, which is a new dietary oil extracted from seeds of a regeneratively grown non-GMO crop. Ahiflower oil has a uniquely rich and balanced omega profile, a clean and appealing taste, and it has clinically proven-health benefits.