Best sponge cake recipe I’ve EVER had….!” Patricia Millgate Lemon and lime loaf cake Healthier cakes Why buy something that has travelled over a thousand miles when there is a healthier, more versatile and, we would say, more delicious equivalent product being produced on your doorstep? 8. It tastes delicious Hillfarm oil is a rich source of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are vital for our hearts, brain function and eyes. It’s also a balanced source of omega 6, the other essential fatty acids that need to be included in our diet. Cold pressed rapeseed oil is a natural source of plant sterols, which the British Heart Foundation advises can provide cholesterol-lowering benefits when consumed in sufficient quantities as part of a healthy balanced diet.

There is no oil as versatile as extra virgin cold pressed rapeseed oil. While each variety of olive oil has distinct limited uses, Hillfarm oil is as good for roasting and frying as it is for creating salad dressings or dips. You can even use it in your baking for healthier cakes! It’s the ultimate all-rounder and the perfect choice for cooks who would rather have one bottle in their cupboard instead of three or four (or more!). 6. It’s cheaper than the equivalent olive oil Applewood & Oak Smoked Oil– Love smoky flavours? Dress, marinate, fry or roast with our oak and apple wood smoked cold pressed rapeseed oil to add a delicate smoky taste to meals without firing up your barbecue!While fat is an essential part of our diets , health professionals recommend choosing unsaturated fats over saturated fats to help lower cholesterol levels and protect our hearts. Cold pressed rapeseed oil is lower in saturated fat than any other oil – with less than half the saturated fat level of olive oil! Cold pressed rapeseed oil has the highest level of heart-healthy omega 3 and the lowest levels of saturated fats of all plant oils. It’s also a great source of vitamin E and has a perfect balance of omega 3:6 so you can see why we should all be including it in our baking, cooking and salad dressings!” – Lucy Williamson, Registered Nutritionist Extra virgin’ means extracted from a first pressing without the use of any chemicals, while ‘cold pressed’ means extracted solely by mechanical means without using heat (which destroys the delicate flavours as well as its nutrients). Our rapeseed oil is both ‘extra virgin’ and ‘cold pressed’ as well as ‘single origin’. The equivalent standard olive oil would cost at least four times as much as Hillfarm oil. Olive oils at similar prices, meanwhile, are a blend of oils from various countries. Even the best-known Italian brand olive oils at our price point are made by blending varying quality oils from various EU countries. 7. It’s low in food miles

Bees are important to us and we do take great care not to harm them in any way. In 2016, our commitment to save the bees was recognised by Friends of the Earth in their Bee Friendly Shopper’s Guide to Rapeseed Oil. We use screw presses – the seeds fall into the thread of the screw and the movement draws the seed through, squeezing out the oil as it is drawn down the shaft of the screw. The oil is pushed out through small holes in the casing. The meal that comes out the other end, is collected up and is used to make animal feed. Cold pressed rapeseed oil, on the other hand, is entirely natural. Nothing is added during pressing, which takes place right here on our farm in our solar powered barn. If you’re looking for a healthy, natural, versatile British product for baking, this is it! Citrus cakes by Lawrence Frohn, April 26, 2019 Not sure whether to buy cold pressed rapeseed oil or olive oil? Here’s our top 8 reasons why the homegrown option is far and away the better choice!Cold pressed rapeseed oil contains higher levels of plant sterols than refined varieties and almost twice as much as olive oil.” – Lucy Williamson Polyphenols and carotenoids Cold pressed rapeseed oil contains polyphenol antioxidants, which are important for our cells, and carotenoids, which the body converts into vitamin A. The Suffolk Carbon Charter is an award run jointly by Suffolk County Council and the Environment Agency that recognises carbon reduction measures in Suffolk ’s businesses. We are delighted to hold the Silver award for significantly reducing our carbon emissions.

The barn where we produce the oil is covered with solar panels which provides all the energy needed to run the pressing and bottling process and the offices as well – there’s even some spare to put into the National Grid. Suffolk Carbon CharterWe’ve had some great comments from people who’ve tried it in the review section beneath our recipe. The seed is cleaned and gently squeezed to draw out the oil; by treating the seed with respect we retain its nutritional composition and flavour.

Farmers are hugely dependent on the weather which is why we’re notorious for always moaning about it! A wet summer leads to soil damage whilst we harvest our crops. This causes us more work, as we then have to try to repair the soil structure. Soil There are two types of Omega 3 fatty acids which have healthy heart – giving properties as well as benefits to vision & brain health and an important anti-inflammatory function. They are called EPA and DHA and are already present in oily fish. Plant Omega 3 however, needs to be converted by our bodies into these two forms before we can get the same benefits. So, if we’re relying on plants for our Omega 3 we need a lot! The good news for Hillfarm fans is that Rapeseed oil has the highest levels of Omega 3 of all plant oils. It also provides the perfect balance of Omega 6:3 and you can read more about why this is so important in our Fats Q&A blog” – Lucy Williamson Vitamin EWe leave our hedge cutting as late in the winter as we can so the wild birds can forage for berries and nuts through the cold winter months and build their nests undisturbed in the spring. We only cut 40% of our hedges each year, which helps to protect their habitats. The Red Tractor Vitamin K ensures good musculoskeletal development and is required for blood clotting. Hillfarm oil is only second to sunflower oil in the amount of Vitamin K it contains.” – Lucy Williamson High smoke point The key to sustainable arable farming is to feed the soil and help the soil to feed the crops. We use poultry manure to feed the soil and some manufactured fertilisers to feed the crops. Cold pressed rapeseed oil has less than half the saturated fat of olive oil. In fact, it has the lowest level of saturated fat of any oil! This makes it the best choice for looking after your heart. It’s also higher in polyunsaturated fats, which help tolower LDL cholesterol, and has the ideal balance of essential omega-3 and 6 oils. Omega-3 in particular plays an important role in brain function and development and is present in much higher levels in cold pressed rapeseed oil than olive oil. The higher levels of vitamin E in rapeseed oil are good news too. Vitamin E is an important antioxidant,which protects cell membranes. It also helps tomaintain healthy skin and eyes and strengthen the immune system.