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09/01/2026

Product Insight: Refrigerate for Long-Term Freshness

While our h**p seed oil is heat-stable for oven cooking (tested at Melbourne University), refrigeration preserves its nutritional value over time. Cold storage slows oxidation, maintaining omega-3s, vitamins, and fresh flavor. Refrigerate after opening to extend shelf life and ensure peak quality—your oil will stay fresh longer and retain more nutrients.

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09/01/2026

Omega-6 is often talked about as if it’s one single thing, but this paper highlights important differences within the omega-6 family.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0952327818301121

Linoleic acid (from foods) and arachidonic acid (made by the body) have different roles and behaviours, yet they’re frequently lumped together in public discussions.

Oversimplifying these distinctions can lead to confusion — and to conclusions that don’t reflect how the body actually works.

04/01/2026

You’ll often hear that health depends on having a “perfect” omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

This paper questions that idea, suggesting the ratio itself may be less important than overall intake and dietary context.

Rather than fearing omega-6, the evidence points toward ensuring we get enough of both essential fats overall — omega-6 and omega-3 — as part of a balanced diet.

03/01/2026

02/01/2026

Getting enough omega-6 and omega-3 essential fatty acids from your diet can be tricky. Which plant sources provide what you need? In this blog, we explore various plant-based options for these crucial nutrients. While several plants offer excellent sources of omegas, we'll show you why h**p consistently delivers the best overall profile. Read the full blog here:

Understand the unique nutritional properties of h**p seed oil and how this one oil delivers 80% PUFA—both essential fatty acids together. Stacked up against other plant oils, learn why our Melbourne University-tested h**p seed oil is the only one you can confidently use for both cold dressings and...

27/12/2025

Omega-6 fats are often described as “pro-inflammatory,” but the human evidence doesn’t support such a simple story.

While omega-6 fats are involved in normal inflammatory signalling (a necessary part of immune function), higher omega-6 intake in human studies is not consistently linked to higher inflammation.

This highlights the difference between biological possibility and real-world outcomes — and why nuance matters in nutrition science.

25/12/2025

This post draws on evidence reviewed in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids looking at omega-6 fats and metabolic health.

In large human studies, people with higher levels of linoleic acid — the main omega-6 fat in our diet — tend to have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This challenges the idea that omega-6 fats are automatically harmful to blood sugar control and suggests their role in metabolic health may be more supportive than often assumed.

20/12/2025

Conflicting messages about fats have left many people unsure what “healthy” really means.

This carousel is based on an overview paper published in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, summarising evidence presented at an international symposium on omega-6 fatty acids, inflammation, and cardiometabolic health.

The authors outline the current accepted evidence around dietary fats, then question whether long-held assumptions — including those about omega-6 — deserve closer re-examination. They suggest that selective interpretation of evidence has contributed to public confusion about fats and health.

Over the next posts, I’ll unpack the key findings from the individual papers that sit behind this overview to help build a clearer, more balanced picture.

24/11/2025

Last week we showed how dietary policy shifted families away from home-cooked meals. Here's what got lost—and the simple solution:
📖 Read the full science in Part 3: https://h**pandco.nz/blogs/news/the-modern-dietary-challenge
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