Borage Oil

Organic borage oil is known as the healthiest oil and the richest natural source of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) - a Omega-6 essential fatty acid. Fatty acids regulate basic body functions continuously and are essential for maintaining good health. GLA intake in humans has been found to regulate important body functions such as, inflammation, blood pressure, blood clotting.

Borage seed oil is use to natural plant borage seed as the main raw material and low-temperature squeezing refining for my company. This product contains fatty acids and multi-unsaturated fatty acid with indispensable body of essential, GLA content of up to 22.5%, which have a wide range of purposes in medicine, food additives, health products, functional cosmetics, then have also beauty affection in anti-aging, lower cholesterol, phytosome the indicators are as follows:

Sensory Characteristics:
pale yellow oily liquid, with borage oil peculiar smell, taste, soft and non-bitter aftertaste.

Quality Indicators: 

 Acid Value: 2.0mgKOH / g max.
 Peroxide Value: 2.0 meq / kg max.
 Refractive index: 1.479-1.481
 Specific gravity: 0.924-0.928
 Moisture and volatile matter: 0.05% max.
 Iodine value: 173-182g/100g
 Saponification Value: 185-195mg / g
 
Fatty acid composition:

 Palmitic acid: C16: 0 9% -13%
 Stearic acid: C18: 0 3.5% -5.5%
 Oleic acid: C18: 1 14% -20%
 Linoleic acid: C18: 2 34% -45%
 γ-linolenic acid: C18: 3 ω6 20% -25%