BioCare Dricelle Evening Primrose Oil - 120g Powder
Evening Primrose Oil is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, including Linoleic Acid and Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA), and is low in saturated fatty acids. Linoleic Acid is abundant in many vegetable oils but Evening Primrose oil is one of the few rich sources of GLA.
Before the body can make use of Linoleic Acid for Prostaglandin formation, it ahs to convert it to GLA, and sometimes this conversion is slow or partially blocked. Hence a dietary source of GLA can be very useful to the body in by-passing the conversion process.
What is it?
Evening primrose oil (EPO), comes from the seeds of the evening primrose plant. Like black currant seed oil and borage oil, EPO contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA), a fatty acid that the body converts to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin E1 (PGE1).
Features of Dricelle Evening Primrose Oil:
- Provides micellised, bioavailable cold-pressed evening primrose oil;
- DriCelle Evening primrose oil provides Omega-6 series essential fatty acids;
- Essential fatty acids help maintain the integrity of the skin, heart, circulation and nerve function;
- GLA supports healthy hormone production and helps maintain flexible joints;
- Contains added vitamin E and vitamin C to enhance stability and as antioxidants;
- Vacuum packed to maintain freshness and to protect delicate oils from oxidation;
- DriCelle Evening Primrose Oil mixed into water produces a pleasant tasting effervescent lemon drink;
- More convenient than taking large numbers of capsules to deliver required nutritional intakes of essential fatty acids.
120g Powder
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One scoop (approx 4 grams) typically provides: |
Content |
Dricelle Evening Primrose Oil (E.P.O.)* |
2000mg |
Vitamin E 90i.u. (d-alpha tocopherol)** |
210mg |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) |
90mg |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) |
4mg |
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*(providing approx. 660mg evening primrose oil, 90mg gamma linolenic acid (GLA) with modified tapioca starch, potato maltodextrin, ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, natural mixed tocopherols & sunflower oil).
**(providing 60mg vitamin E as d-alpha tocopherol acetate with modified tapioca starch & potato maltodextrin).
Ingredients:
Fructose, Potato Maltodextrin, Modified Tapioca Starch, Evening Primrose Oil, Potassium Bicarbonate, Lemon Puree, Citric Acid, Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E (as D-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate)*, Lemon Oil, Antioxidants (Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate & Natural Mixed Tocopherols*), Vitamin B2 (as Riboflavin-5-Phosphate Sodium), Sunflower Oil.
*(From Soya)
Dosage Guide:
Children 2 - 4 years: Take quarter of a scoop mixed in water, juice or milk taken daily with food or as professionally directed.
Children 5 - 13 years: Take half a scoop mixed in water, juice or milk taken daily with food or as professionally directed.
Children 14+ years: Take 1 scoop mixed in water, juice or milk taken daily with food or as professionally directed.
Adults: Take 1 scoop mixed in water, juice or milk taken daily with food or as professionally directed.
Contraindication:
Not suitable for individuals taking anti-blood clotting drugs such as Warfarin, Coumarin and Heparin.
Not suitable for individuals with epilepsy.
Not suitable for diabetics.
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