Inside Hemp Oil's Omega Balance

Hemp seed oil is unusual among culinary oils for its fatty acid profile: it supplies both linoleic acid (omega-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3), typically in a ratio of about three to one, along with smaller amounts of gamma-linolenic acid. These articles explain what that balance means in an everyday diet, how hemp oil compares with flax, olive and canola, and why it is not a substitute for the EPA and DHA found in fish. Useful if you read nutrition labels closely.