Oilseeds: robust nutrient packages

Product overview

The term 'oilseeds' refers to seeds that are primarily used for the production of high-quality edible oils. The small grains themselves, however, are particularly tasty and nutrient-rich. They contain:

high concentrations of protein and dietary fivers
vitamins such as B6, B1 and E
high concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids
minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium and zinc

In the daily diet, these small power packages are particularly valuable for a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. Oilseeds give many meals a special pep and a nutrient boost: their crunchy bite enriches muesli and porridge. Used as toppings they add a certain something to salads and warm meals. They are delicious ingredients for pastries, smoothies and desserts and can be used as the aromatic basis for bread spreads and pesto. Oilseeds are also perfect as a healthy in-between snack.

Tips: oilseeds roasted in a frying pan without grease are especially aromatic. Enjoy also as delicious, crispy coating.

Oilseeds

In muesli or porridge, for sprinkling or as an
ingredient in sweet or savory baking. The valuable organic power kernels are versatile.

Sunflower kernels

Blue poppy seed

Linseed brown

Linseed gold

Linseed crushed

Sesame not hulled HAND IN HAND

Pumpkin kernels roasted

Hemp seeds peeled

Seed mix

Toppings

Aromatic, nutty taste in four crunchy varieties. Small ingredient - big effect! The topping makes all the difference and gives every dish that little bit extra in an instant.

Topping Crispy Chickpea

Topping Sunny tomato & olive

Topping Crunchy hemp & cashew

Topping Crunchy kernels

Seed power also available as flour, puree & seasoning

Linseed and hemp can also be used for the preparation of high-quality, special flour. Seed-based flour is especially rich in protein and can be used in versatile ways. In conventional recipes, seed flour can replace some of the cereal flour and boost the nutritional value. Here you can find information and recipes:

l inseed
hemp flour

Tahini sesame butter is made from roasted, ground sesame seeds. Tahini is a popular basic ingredient for houmous - a paste made with chickpeas - or for salad dressings. Roasted and refined with sea salt, sesame seeds are also available as gomasio. Gomasio is ideal for the seasoning of salads, bread spreads and vegetable dishes.

Frequently asked questions about oilseeds

What are the black dots that are often seen on cereals, legumes or oilseeds?

The presence of foreign seeds cannot be totally avoided in the cultivation of organic cereal products despite intense work and thorough cleaning processes. Neither is it possible to fully preclude products with optical defects.

The color of grains and seeds, the color of legumes and oilseeds may vary due to various factors such as soil quality, climate and weather conditions before harvest. Since Rapunzel cooperates with many small peasants from different growing regions, the products are subjected to different influences that cause the color variations.

Extreme weather conditions can result in significant optical variations that makes it impossible to sort out individual grains and seeds with a reasonable effort. However, as we prefer long-term relations with the peasants, we also buy their yield in difficult years and we try to process their products as best as we can. Organic agriculture uses no herbicides. Therefore, in some situations, it is very difficult to remove weed seeds with identical weight and size from the product.

Obviously, we check and examine these products very thoroughly and we will market them only if they have a purely optical problem and no other restrictions with respect to their sensorial or nutritional quality.

We will still further improve the mechanical cleaning processes, although this is very difficult due to physical limitations (e.g. 0.5mm size of an amaranth seeds).