Oils
Rapeseed Oil
Chili Oil
Dressings
Blackberry Vinaigrette
Classic Vinaigrette
Balsamic Dressing
Honey & Mustard
Ultimate Chilli DressingIf you’ve ever picked up a bottle of Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil or drizzled one of our dressings over a fresh salad, chances are Rachel Lindsay had something to do with it. Our Commercial Manager of 10 years, she works tirelessly to connect our products with the people who love them: from home cooks to professional chefs, national and independent retailers to regional and national UK wholesalers.
But her role doesn’t stop there. Rachel is the face behind our promotional plans and the passionate advocate presenting to wholesale teams and chefs about the benefits of our oils and dressings. Whether she’s hosting a farm visit, chatting with loyal customers, or promoting rapeseed oil benefits, she brings a deep understanding of what makes Mellow Yellow so special and is a passionate advocate for sustainably produced British rapeseed oil.
“I love working with such a wide variety of customers,” Rachel shares. “Every conversation teaches me something new, and I’m always looking for ways to apply those insights to improve how we work. We’ve witnessed positive growth for our chef-approved oils, and one of the best rewards is seeing how chefs use Mellow Yellow in professional kitchens. It’s a constant source of inspiration!”
Working closely with our brilliant Operations Manager, Becky, to ensure we produce just the right amount of product to meet demand (never too little, never too much), Rachel always has an eye on quality – ensuring every single customer we supply gets the freshest, highest-quality oils.
So next time you enjoy a splash of Mellow Yellow, know that Rachel’s dedication helped bring it to your table. She’s not just managing our commercial strategy, she’s building relationships, championing sustainability, and helping our brand grow with purpose.
Looking for easy home-cooked meals that are healthy, flavourful, and simple to make? You’re in the right place! Meet Eli — co-founder of Mellow Yellow and the creative mind behind our most-loved Mellow Yellow rapeseed oil recipes. Her passion for simple cooking and natural ingredients shines through every dish.
Each recipe is crafted with care, tested in the Mellow Yellow kitchen, and designed to help you cook with confidence. Whether you’re planning a plant-based dinner, a quick lunch, or a comforting bake, these dishes are guaranteed to bring joy to your kitchen.
Beetroot & Chocolate Cake
Moist, rich, and naturally vibrant – this family favourite cake recipe dates back to post-war Britain, when beetroot was used to deepen the chocolate colour. Eli’s version is more indulgent—with chocolate chips and Mellow Yellow cold-pressed rapeseed oil for a soft, velvety texture.
Her daughters still request it every time they visit!
Seed & Nut Granola
Skip the supermarket shelves and make your own healthy granola recipe at home. Packed with seeds, nuts, and Mellow Yellow oil, this crunchy golden mix is perfect with yoghurt or as a snack. It’s one of Eli’s go-to breakfasts for busy mornings and you can put your own stamp on it with your choice of nuts and fruits.
Honey & Mustard Sausage Hot Pot
A one-pot comfort dish for the whole family, this easy sausage casserole is a Duncan original—just layer your ingredients, pop it in the oven, and enjoy an hour later. Perfect for those busy days when you don’t have stacks of time to cook, but still want something hearty and delicious, it is a great way to use up root veg.
Squash with Black Beans & Tahini
Inspired by Ottolenghi, this plant-based dinner is packed with protein and flavour and combines squash, black beans, herbs, and tahini for a satisfying, nutrient-rich meal. It’s proof that meat-free cooking can be hearty, wholesome, and absolutely delicious!
Cottage Cheese & Honey on Toast
Need a quick lunch idea with a spicy twist? This high-protein toast topping is a genius combo of cottage cheese, honey, sea salt, and a drizzle of Mellow Yellow Chilli Oil. It’s one of Eli’s favourite easy lunch recipes—and dangerously moreish!
Crispy Roast Potatoes
Golden, fluffy, and healthier than goose fat! Made with our cold-pressed rapeseed oil, these roasties are crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and packed with flavour. They’re a staple in the Mellow Yellow kitchen and a must-have for any Sunday roast dinner.
Try our Garlic & Rosemary Roast Potatoes
Explore all of our recipes and cook something delicious today!
We’re thrilled to unveil a bold new addition to the Farrington’s family as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations — Mellow Yellow Blackberry Vinaigrette!
A true British classic, crafted with love, care, and the finest ingredients, this vinaigrette is the perfect match for any meal. At its heart lies our signature Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil, with cyder vinegar, mustard, garlic, sea salt and blackberry, blended together to create a true flavour hit.
Eli and the team worked hard to formulate a dressing that brought something new and original to the market, whilst offering that versatility in the kitchen we know you all love. The result is a dressing that’s both bold and tangy, yet fruity and sharp. It’s wonderful drizzled on salads, but also brings magic to a marinade and depth to oven-roasted vegetables and protein. Alternatively, dive into it as a dip with charcuterie boards – the bold fruitiness compliments the creamy sharpness of cheese perfectly…
We could talk about Blackberry Vinaigrette for hours, but the reality is it represents so much more than a simple product launch. For us, it marks 20 years of producing our Mellow Yellow oils and dressings, and is a real celebration of how far we’ve come. Duncan echoed these sentiments recently in an interview with Speciality Food which focused on his pioneering journey and passion for British produce. It was a wonderful opportunity for him to reflect on the Mellow Yellow journey so far and talk about the important work we do here on the farm. Interestingly, we now produce the same number of bottles per day that we made in our entire first year!
So, as we get our new Blackberry Vinaigrette onto the production line, we’ll be taking some time this year to reflect on what we’ve created in Mellow Yellow (and maybe pop a champagne cork or two!). Look out for Blackberry Vinaigrette online and on shelf soon. We’re very proud of our special edition bottle and hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.
Cheers!
We’ve been producing cold pressed rapeseed oil on our farm for 20 years and in that time, we’ve seen opinions and trends around culinary oils shift dramatically. It’s been interesting to observe these waves of change – many of which are led by social media influencers, fad diets and quite often backed by misinformation.
Over the past year however, we’ve seen a substantial rise in the use of cold pressed rapeseed oil amongst health-conscious consumers and cooks. We know that the hefty price of olive oil is driving people to more cost-effective culinary oils. But the move to cold pressed rapeseed oil can also be attributed to growing awareness of its nutritional advantages over other cooking oils, backed by a more positive conversation that’s rooted in sound evidence and science.
Doctor Sarah Berry, Professor of Nutrition at King’s College London and Chief Scientist at Zoe discussed at length on the Zoe podcast how seed oils, including rapeseed oil, can lower the risk of heart disease. Nutritionist, May Simpkin published an interesting comparison piece on her blog comparing the nutritional values of British-produced cold pressed oils and heavily processed, refined canola oils. Whilst the Wellness Scoop highlighted the benefits of seed oils, with nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert citing: “Rapeseed oil has very similar properties to olive oil, if not when it’s cold pressed, superior properties, actually. It can be a very good oil to cook with. It’s high in Vitamin E, it’s a natural antioxidant. And there’s so much research that shows it actually lowers bad cholesterol.”
It’s been reassuring to witness the conversation return to sensible territory. We are a company that cares deeply about the provenance of our oil and the benefit it can offer for human health. We’ve always known cold pressed rapeseed oil is a sound choice nutritionally. Our mechanical pressing process preserves natural nutrients, antioxidants, and vitamins, resulting in an oil that’s low in saturated fat with the ideal ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. The fact that it’s grown here in Britain and offers so much versatility in the kitchen are both equally important attributes to be treasured.
So, thank you to the educated voices working so hard to dispel the myths and present consumers with sound, logical advice when it comes to culinary oils.
We know health can look very different from one person to another, but our ethos has always been to cook from scratch, focus on variety in the diet, use wholefood ingredients and treat yourself now and again. Happy, healthy and balanced – surely that’s a recipe we can all get on board with?
Read more about the health benefits of cold pressed rapeseed oil
Get inspired by our recipes
See our oil comparison
We have just completed our 2024 carbon audit with One Carbon World and are delighted to announce that, for 6 years in a row, Farrington’s Mellow Yellow continues to be fully carbon neutral.
In 2019, we were classified as the World’s first food brand to be certified carbon and plastic neutral. A wonderful accolade for a small business like ours, and a huge pat on the back for all the work we’re doing on our LEAF Marque farm. But a label like that also carries a lot of responsibility with it, and farming (as any farmer will attest too) is not always an easy journey…
The evermore unreliable weather, pests (we’re looking at you pigeons and flea beetles!), diseases and crop nutrition all play a role in how crops progress. And as farmers we have to respond to that in the best possible way to ensure our land and nature thrives alongside our crops.
With the help of a highly proactive team and by working shoulder to shoulder with some brilliant minds in the industry, we’ve been able to reduce our relative carbon emissions by 30% over the last four years. We’ve done this in a variety of ways: putting solar panels on the roofs of our barns, fitting LED lights, experimenting with new ways of regenerative farming, lowering our farm diesel usage by 33% and using cover crops to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere.
Additionally, the use of organic forms of nitrogen has helped us dramatically reduce our use of synthetic nitrogen by 22%. We’ve tried several ideas in our soil over the years, with sewage sludge being a mainstay, providing a healthy cocktail of carbon, phosphate, nitrogen, sulphur, zinc and more to energise the soil and feed all those important microorganisms. Our latest trial with molasses is proving a real winner as it feeds bacteria in the soil, which in turn nourish the crops.
Doing the right thing for the land is woven into the fabric of Farrington Oils. Yes, we could do things quicker. Yes, we could do things in a more cost effective way. But that would mean compromises would be made – including the health of the soil. Given the world’s soils actually hold more than three times the amount of carbon than is in the atmosphere, we simply don’t want to take that risk.
So, we’ll continue to navigate this challenging and enlightening road, work collectively with organisations like LEAF and One Carbon World to constantly improve what we do, whilst sourcing viable, long-term solutions that support us in staying true to our ethos of healthy soils = healthy oils.
Read more about our Sustainability Credentials
Every great kitchen needs a great culinary oil and we’re delighted to provide our cold-pressed rapeseed oil to some of the most progressive and creative chefs in the UK.
From bistros and pubs to corporate kitchens and fine dining – Mellow Yellow is the counter oil of choice for many commercial kitchens looking for a quality oil that won’t leave a huge dent in that bottom line. And we’re delighted to have some of the best in the business flying the flag for our sustainable oil, including Michelin-starred chef, Adam Gray who was one of the first to switch to Mellow Yellow when we started producing in 2005.
Whilst our focus is national, there’s something rather wonderful about supporting local businesses and we are proud to supply some award-winning restaurants close to our farm in Hargrave, including James Peck’s Ember and the Tollemache Arms in Harrington – winner of the much sought after ‘Great British Pub of the Year‘ Award. But whether it’s local or further afield, our mission will always be to provide the best oil for the job. And with a growing demand from the food service sector, it’s clear that chefs are realising that one of the best quality oils of all might just be right here on this little island of ours!
Not only does cold-pressed rapeseed oil provide a huge saving to businesses in comparison to olive oil, it’s also incredibly tasty and much healthier than typical pomace oils and refined olive oils. Cold pressed rapeseed oil is brimming with omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E, whilst the subtle nutty flavour and high smoke point make it a dream to work with – bringing not just flavour, but an elevated texture to foods.
But chefs don’t just want quality and flavour, they want ingredients that tell stories, with authenticity, character and sustainability at the core. As a carbon-neutral brand, we are proud to be the sustainable choice here in the UK and have been hugely encouraged by this industry shift championing British produce – and honouring it – in more ways than ever.
Find out more about the value of our cold-pressed rapeseed oil for food service, our sustainability work and our Mellow Yellow values.
Industry praise from Adam and James:
“I have used Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil since 2005 in all of my commercial kitchens and also in my kitchen at home. As a chef who is passionate about nutrition and sustainability, it ticks all the boxes for me and is exceptionally versatile and cost effective.”
– Adam Gray
“I love using Mellow Yellow, not only is it local, sustainable and far more cost effective than olive oil, but it is perfect when used around woodfire for its high smoke point, I have been using it for years and will continue to do so.”
– James Peck
As with most foods that you’ll find on the shelf, there are huge discrepancies in flavour, taste and texture, the majority of which come down to two things – quality of produce and production techniques.
Cultivation, ingredients, provenance, handling, packaging, storage – all of these factors play a HUGE role in how food looks, tastes and performs when we cook – not to mention the health benefits that it can bring to the table. Perfecting these processes form the foundation of everything we do here at Farrington’s Mellow Yellow, but it’s in our core method: the act of cold pressing our seeds, where the real conduit to quality and value lies.
A better way of doing things
In the same way that a cold pressed juice retains more vitamins, enzymes, minerals and antioxidants than it’s processed counterparts, cold pressed rapeseed oil offers very similar benefits. We never expose the seeds to heat, and we never add anything artificial. Our method simply allows us to extract every ounce of flavour from our seeds whilst maintaining nutritionally beneficial plant sterols, vitamins and healthy fats.
At Farrington’s Mellow Yellow our process is simple: we take the best quality seeds; mechanically squeeze them to release the oil and then filter through a large tea style strainer, before putting the fresh, pure oil in a bottle ready for you to enjoy. As part of this process, we carry out around 39 quality checks on every bottle of oil or salad dressing we make, ensuring only the very best is good enough. Simple pure Mellow Yellow pleasure!
Most culinary oils consumed globally are refined as opposed to being cold pressed. For olive oil this process includes using hexane solvent, phosphoric acid, caustic soda, water and temperatures reaching 250°C. For rapeseed oil the process includes hexane solvent and temperatures around 90°C. These industrial processes lose much of the quality, flavour and colour characteristics of the original oils. Refined olive oil is also referred to as pomace oil.
As the magic ingredient behind the healthy Mediterranean diet, olive oil is often perceived as the gold standard in oils. And it’s true – olive oil is great! But so are other oils too. And when it comes to health benefits, rapeseed oil supersedes olive oil in many ways, particularly when the oils are cold pressed.
At Farrington’s Mellow Yellow, we’re proud to produce a rapeseed oil with seeds originating from LEAF Marque grower farms and our own family farm here in Hargrave. We value traceability enormously and we are proud to be at the helm of our production line – sowing, growing and pressing the rapeseed oil into high quality, delicious bottles for you to enjoy at home.
Inflation; The cost of living; Global shocks; Food shortages; Extreme weather. The last couple of years have played host to an onslaught of major events, resulting in big price increases to the things we buy – particularly food.
We know the food service industry has been hugely impacted by these events. So, in this post we’re focusing on our Mellow Yellow values: the importance of ingredients, provenance, quality and fair pricing in the face of what appears to be huge changes for the British food industry. As producers of fine quality rapeseed oil, we understand that as chefs, business owners and fellow producers, you don’t want to compromise on values – especially when it comes to ingredients: the bread and butter of your business.
And we’re singing the praises of rapeseed oil – the gold nectar of our business – that brings a wealth of creative opportunities and quality culinary moments to your kitchen, without the same price hikes we’re witnessing across the olive oil industry.
The changing landscape of culinary oils
The Ukrainian conflict combined with the extreme heat and wildfires in the Mediterranean have led to massive inflationary pressures on culinary oils over the last two years, with prices doubling in many cases. Whilst the initial shocks of the Ukrainian conflict have somewhat subsided, the continued difficulties in olive oil producing regions due to extreme weather conditions and disease killing olive trees, is leading to a longer-term shortage of olive oil globally, with big price increases as a result.
These price hikes have inevitably imposed huge pressures on business margins, which is why, here at Farrington’s Mellow Yellow we have worked hard to keep price rises to an absolute minimum. It’s fair to say it’s not always been easy! Our electricity bill tripled at one point and the jerry cans we use seemed to be creeping up in cost with every new order. As a fair wage employer – we’ve also been conscious to ensure that our loyal team have fair pay rises. Despite these challenges, we’ve managed to pick our way through the hurdles and avoid reactionary panic price increases.
Excellent value for money
We like to think that our cold pressed Farrington’s Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil, Chilli Oil and range of dressings continue to offer excellent value for money, helping you maintain your margins at a time when other ingredients are escalating in price, with zero compromises on the quality of your food.
Looking at the graph below, it is clear to see how Mellow Yellow rapeseed oil compares to extra virgin olive oil (EVO) and pomace oil over the last two years, showing that you can continue enjoying the wonderful taste, versatility, health and sustainable values of Mellow Yellow, without a negative impact to your bottom line.
EVO has nearly doubled in price, while the inferior refined pomace oil has increased to the same price as Mellow Yellow. With Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil, you have the opportunity to use a premium, sustainably produced British oil with similar provenance to EVO, whilst it’s mild subtle nutty flavour and high smoke point make it truly versatile in the kitchen; it is the oil of choice for much of your culinary requirements.
There’s no need to resort to a refined commodity pomace oil when Mellow Yellow tastes better, performs better and is better for your bottom line. A premium quality ingredient that works hard for you in your kitchen. That’s the Mellow Yellow promise. That’s the Mellow Yellow value.
Food is an opportunity to nourish, refuel and energise the body. But it’s also an opportunity to experience flavour in all of its incredible shapes and forms. And for that – you need versatile products in your store cupboard!
In this post – the 4th in our Mellow Yellow Values Series – we’re focusing on the value of versatility across our full product range and the benefits that can bring to modern cooking, modern eating and modern life.
Help! Which oil?
There are multiple choices of oils and fats to use in our cooking repertoire. Some you may use occasionally for a specific recipe; others are more versatile as store cupboard essentials; then there’s that one lurking at the back of the cupboard collecting dust because you can’t remember what you bought it for! So much choice, so much confusion. So, which oils REALLY offer the best value and deserve pride of place in our kitchen?
Culinary oils are often segregated into two camps – one for cooking, one for drizzling. But what if there was an oil that was good enough to handle both? Saving you money, but also saving countertop space without any health compromises.
Farrington’s Mellow Yellow rapeseed oils and dressings offer the opportunity to become valued store cupboard essentials. Cold pressed for maintaining nutrients and known for its high smoke point, it’s the ideal meet-in-the-middle oil that’s a dream drizzled onto salads, or into a pan or roasting dish to cook a main meal.
The original Mellow Yellow Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is a truly versatile oil. It has a delicious subtle nutty flavour, with buttery undertones; it is clean on the tongue and unlike some oils, it doesn’t have an oily, or bitter aftertaste. This clean subtle flavour allows other ingredients to shine through, and it’s the unsung hero in a salad dressing due to its excellent emulsifying properties and subtle flavour.
Mellow Yellow for cooking and baking
Mellow Yellow is ideal for baking breads and cakes due to its clean light flavour, it doesn’t overpower or taint a cake like a more robust oil. Whilst most people are familiar with butter or non-dairy spread for baking, Mellow Yellow is an excellent and healthy option in many recipes. We have plenty of delicious recipes on our website to inspire you – our Courgette Loaf Cake and Beetroot & Chocolate Cake being particular favourites. For something a little different, you could try our Chilli Oil in making a Chilli Chocolate Brownie – the perfect melody of rich and spicy! Feel free to experiment with your own ideas too – we love to see how you use Mellow Yellow in your home kitchen.
Mellow Yellow Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil has a high smoke point of around 230°C, making it ideal for roasting ovens, stir fry pans or air fryers. Impress your family and friends as you enjoy excellent crispy roast potatoes, crunchy croutons, bruschetta and crispy tender stir-fried vegetables. No soggy food dripping in oil – just brilliantly cooked food with flavour up front and centre, just how it should be.
Mellow Yellow for drizzling
Drizzled on a simple salad with a little seasoning and vinegar or worked into your own homemade dressing – our four classic Mellow Yellow Salad Dressings are packed with robust, clean and delightful flavours to elevate your plates.
Choose from Honey & Mustard; Balsamic Vinegar; Classic Vinaigrette and Chilli & Cumin, all ready-made for you, using the same quality ingredients you would use yourself at home. Our quality dressings are also a handy way to amplify the flavours in your homemade marinades and sauces. How about salmon fillet lightly cooked in Chilli & Cumin dressing for a refreshing aromatic dish? Or our classic Roasted Honey & Mustard New Potatoes ? There are plenty of ideas on our recipes page to inspire something different for dinner tonight.
A particular favourite of ours is our Seed & Nut Granola recipe, where the subtle nutty flavour of Mellow Yellow combines perfectly with chopped nuts, seeds and oats to make a delicious breakfast treat. Or, if you’re looking for something a little heartier, there’s always the full English! Whether you opt for vegetarian or meat – the sky is the limit with Mellow Yellow. Fried eggs, potatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans – we think you’ll agree, it’s a classic that never gets old.
Mellow Yellow for roasting and stir frying
It is high temperature cooking where Mellow Yellow excels compared to many other oils in the kitchen. Both the original Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil and the Chilli Oil are fantastic for roasting and stir-frying. Whether you’re cooking the traditional family Sunday roast, or challenging yourself with more international flavours, Mellow Yellow has the taste, functionality and versatility you need to make cooking a treasured, memorable and fun part of home life. We like to think of it as the valued kitchen counter essential ingredient.
Browse our exciting recipe pages for inspiration and ideas of how to dress, drizzle, marinade, bake, roast or stir fry with Farrington’s Mellow Yellow. Happy cooking!
Everyone has a favourite culinary oil in their kitchen, you may use different oils depending on the occasion. Some people worry that some oils may be ‘bad’, and others are ‘good,’ often picked up from different marketing messages, urban myths, or the occasional extreme sensationalist social media campaign.
Like most oils on the shelf, rapeseed oil has had its share of unfair criticism during it’s time. So, in this post – the second in our values campaign – we wanted to address some of the myths and talk more about all of the good stuff rapeseed oil brings to your health and your kitchen.
Balance of healthy fats
Rapeseed oil has an excellent balance of different fats which support our general health and well-being, including heart health and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, brain, skin and eye tissue development. It also has the lowest saturated fat of any culinary oil at 6%, compared to olive oil 14%, butter 51%, coconut oil 91%. Read more about fats here.
Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid that we get from our diets to regulate cholesterol, aid brain and eye health as well as other bodily metabolic functions. It is found in certain nuts and seeds, including rapeseed, with a content of 10% in cold pressed rapeseed oil, compared to nothing in many oils including palm, sunflower and coconut oils, and only 1% in olive oil.
Not only is cold pressed rapeseed oil the only high temperature culinary oil to contain Omega-3, it also has the perfect balance of Omega-6 which we need in small amounts in our diet. We require around two parts of Omega-6 for every one part of Omega-3 – the exact ratio found in cold pressed rapeseed oil. It’s an important balance to strike for good health, but we often see it go off course – especially in the case of highly processed western diets which can result in people consuming excessive amounts of Omega 6 – leading to negative health outcomes like poor heart health, inflammatory disease and depression.
Enriched with vitamins
An excellent source of vitamins E, K and provitamin A – cold pressed rapeseed oil is a great way to consume small amounts of these daily vitamins for general health.
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps maintain healthy skin and eyes, whilst serving as a natural immune booster. Vitamin K regulates blood clotting, whilst provitamin A (also known as
a carotenoid) is an important antioxidant in the prevention of various types of cancers, as well as playing a crucial role in heart and eye health.
Sunflower oil is a very good source of Vitamin E at 73%, with rapeseed and olive oils at 30%, whilst coconut oil only has 1%. Cold pressed rapeseed oil and other brassica crops are good sources of vitamin K. Whilst rapeseed oil has around 5 times the antioxidant properties of Carotenoids (provitamin A) compared to olive oil.
Powered by Plant Sterols
Plant sterols are natural, fat-soluble compounds found in plants that are very efficient at reducing cholesterol levels. They are considered to be the most effective single food that can lower cholesterol as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Rapeseed oil is an excellent source of these healthy compounds, with over double the sterol content of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil. Much of the plant sterol properties are lost in refined oils, but our cold pressing method ensures that Mellow Yellow maintains these cholesterol-reducing properties, making it a preferable choice for health in comparison to refined rapeseed oil. Interestingly, the plant sterols that are lost in the refined rapeseed oil process, are isolated and sold on to food manufacturers, to add back into products allowing them to claim the health benefit: “contains plant sterols.” An unnecessary complication some might argue!
Erucic acid
Erucic acid is a bitter-tasting, mono-unsaturated fatty acid produced in many green plants, constituting 30 to 60% of the total fatty acid content of mustard seed and traditional rapeseed varieties. There has been much speculation on the negative effects of erucic acid on human health, though no confirmed negative health effects have been formally documented in humans.
This combination of bitterness and potential health concerns have led to many varieties of rapeseed oil being naturally bred with lower levels of erucic acid (with a legal maximum level of under 2% for culinary rapeseed oil), resulting in a more subtle, nutty flavour. At Mellow Yellow, the content is in the region of less than 0.02% – a result of the rigorous testing we carry out on the best quality seeds before we press a single drop of oil.
The difference is Mellow Yellow
We believe a healthy, varied and balanced diet trumps the wide array of manufactured nutritional supplements you can buy off the shelf. It’s championing home cooking instead of processed food. And making authentic ingredients that are grown ethically and sustainably for health and not quick financial gain. That’s the Yellow Mellow ethos. That’s the Mellow Yellow value.
We hope you try our Rapeseed oil in your recipes, bring a little heat to the table with our subtle award-winning Chilli Oil and use our delicious salad dressings to add flavour and support the digestion of fat-soluble vitamins in your salads.
Why not browse our recipes and try something new? Not only will you be getting great quality and value for money, but a big win for health too