Consumption of Ahiflower Oil Is Safe and Increases Tissue EPA Levels Compared to Flaxseed Oil – Results of a Phase I Clinical Trial

Ahiflower oil is a dietary oil rich in stearidonic acid (SDA, 18:4 n‐3) extracted from Buglossoides arvensis seeds. We report herein a randomized, double blind, placebo‐controlled Phase I Clinical Trial. This is the first study of this novel dietary oil in humans. Healthy subjects (n=40) supplemented their diets (28 days, 9.8 g/d) with Ahiflower oil (46% α‐linolenic acid (ALA), 20% SDA) or with flaxseed oil (59% ALA). Safety parameters were...