What are Omega-9 Oils?

Foodservice establishments across Canada are switching to the healthier oil alternative, Omega-9 Canola Oils, replacing partially hydrogenated oils in their kitchens. Omega-9 Oils are the "next generation" in cooking oils because they not only offer zero trans fat, but also have the lowest saturated fat and are uniquely high in "heart-healthy" (omega-9) monounsaturated fat among cooking oils on the market today.

Health News

This spring, the federal government has turned its attention to trans fats.

In April, the federal Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, announced the government's voluntary approach to get some food companies and restaurants to reduce the amount of trans fats in their products has failed. read more

Anniversary News

This spring, Richardson Oilseed recognized abc Country Restaurants, Earls Restaurant and Kelly O'Bryan's Restaurant for their use of healthier oils over the past ten years. The three restaurants partnered with Richardson Oilseed Limited by using Canola Harvest HiLo^® for their fried menu items. read more

Education News

The University of Waterloo will be conducting a two-year study of students and faculty to monitor the differences in restaurant orders from campus facilities with regular menus without calorie information and ones with calorie information. read more

Get On-line with Omega-9

Omega-9 Oils is now on Facebook. You can join the Facebook group to stay up-to-date on the latest Omega-9 Oils developments and where you can find the Omega-9 Solutions Team.

Visit to see the latest from our trip to the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show in Chicago May 23, or check out our latest presentation on Omega-9 shortening at AOCS. We also have a great recap of our inaugural Canadian Culinary Leadership Conference last March. We'll keep you posted on all of the latest developments. To follow Omega-9 Oils on Facebook, please visit http://www.facebook.com/omega9oils.

Where Can You Find Us?

For information about what Dow AgroSciences is planning for future shows, call 1-800-678-2388.

Currently, three major oil suppliers offer Omega-9 Oils under their own brand names: Bunge Oils (Nutra-Clear™), Richardson Oilseed Limited (Canola Harvest HiLo™) and Stratas Foods (TRISUN^®).

For additional information on how you can begin to use these Omega-9 Oils, please visit www.Omega-9Oils.com or call us at 1-800-678-2388.

To update your subscription, please visit the Omega-9 Oils Newsletter website.

Did You Know?

Dow AgroSciences and Weaver Popcorn Company have teamed up for heart-healthier microwave popcorn.

The new Pop Weaver microwave popcorn is made with an Omega-9 shortening, developed by Dow AgroSciences, which was key in the reformulation for better taste and significant reduction in saturated fat. All three flavours in the Pop Weaver microwave popcorn line — Light Butter, Butter and Extra Butter — now feature Omega-9 Canola Oil. They can be found in most Walmart stores across Canada beginning mid-summer 2010.

The Omega-9 Solutions Team and Pop Weaver began collaborating about a year ago with one goal: a microwave popcorn with a healthier nutrition profile, but still the same great buttery flavour for which Pop Weaver is known. Most microwave popcorns on the shelves today are high in saturated fat, mostly due to the oil or shortening used. The Omega-9 Solutions Team worked together with the Pop Weaver team to develop an Omega-9 shortening solution. Mission accomplished — as compared to the leading competitor’s Movie Theater Butter Popcorn, the new Pop Weaver Extra Butter has 25 percent less calories, 50 percent less total fat and 80 percent less saturated fat.

Consumers now can feel good about their microwave popcorn snack that not only tastes better, but is better for them, too.