Lehnsgaard rapeseed germ oil is made from husked rapeseed, which is also called rape germ.
On the one hand, husking the black seed pods ensures that the oil’s content of vitamins and nutrients is preserved intact, and on the other that the oil acquires a finely rounded, nutty, soft and mild taste.
If the rapeseed is not husked, the rapeseed oil will tend to have a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Most of the rape seed oil that is sold in Denmark is made from rapeseed that has not been husked.
At the same time, Lehnsgaard rape seed oil is cold pressed. Once again, the gentle pressing retains far more vitamins and antioxidants. It provides a slightly smaller yield, but much better quality.
Rapeseed germ oil is one of the few vegetable oils that contains omega 3 fatty acids which are normally difficult for us to obtain, and which the body cannot generate by itself.
Cold-pressed rapeseed germ oil contains only six percent of the ‘hazardous’ saturated fatty acids.
In comparison, olive oil contains twice as much saturated fat*.