- About Our - The Plant - Health & Oils come from plant sources
by crushing, cracking or flaking the vegetable, fruit, seeds or
nut in a press and then purifying the resulting oil. Canola,
sunflower, cottonseed and sesame oils are obtained from seeds,
walnut and macadamia oils are obtained from nuts, while olive
oil comes from a fruit and soybean oil comes from beans. Oils
are essential for growth and development throughout all life
stages. They give our bodies energy to work and exercise, as
well as providing us with essential vitamins. They also keep us
warm and protects our bones and joints. The canola oil in
MeadowLea comes from canola seeds grown in Australia. MeadowLea
is proud to be supporting Australian Farmers, as we select only
Australian grown, Non-Genetically Modified canola seeds to make
MeadowLea. In Australia canola is grown in the winter months,
harvested in November / December and is the largest oil seed
crop grown in Australia. Sunflowers are native to South America
and MeadowLea's sunflower