Thrive UltraSun/Algae Cooking Blend - Everyday Culinary Blend, High-Heat Smoke Point, Heart and Health-Conscious Oil, Low Omega-6, Blended with High Oleic UltraSun Oil, 16 fl oz, 1 Pack

My husband and I heard about algae oil on Food Network. We we saw it, we balked at it as to "is this such a thing...and why such a thing exists?" Per the celebrity chef, algae oil have a very high smoke point. Skeptical, we purchased it. Well, the joke is on us because algea oil is really good! Great for sauté and searing, the smoke point is up to 500 degrees in the oven and high temps on the stove. The flavor is neutral and doesn't have a algae flavor as one would suspect (as it's perfectly distilled without the gross refinements). In addition to frying, searing, and sauteing, this specific brand is also for making vinaigrettes, salad dressings, and a finishing oil. Highly recommend!

I have used this in the past, but then could not find it anymore. Why don't more companies make algae oil?? It is the perfect oil! Omega 3 to omega 6 ratios, allows high heat cooking with its high smoke point, and flavorless allowing the flavors of the food you are cooking to shine through. Not a bad price at all, though of course I wish it cost less, especially for how often we use it. If you aren't familiar with algae oil, it works just like any other oil, but the health benefits are phenomenal. Please keep making this product!!

Overpriced SEED oil. I’m pissed at myself that I didn’t look at the ingredients first. I have been using this to coat my cast iron pans after cooking. Does it work? Yes, but it is just SUNFLOWER oil with a bit of e oil. Sunflower oil is a bioengineered, inflammatory oil, bad for the human body and cheap to make. I’m pissed off. It’s absolutely ridiculous that companies can label their products as one thing and then you flip it over to find out it’s just overpriced crap.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Price

I was looking for an algae oil after studying its benefits. There were two brands I could find, I chose this one because it was a bit cheaper, but also because I've trusted Thrive to be very health centered. Before buying, I couldn't find anywhere whether this was in a glass or plastic bottle. We're trying to avoid plastics for environmental and health reasons. I decided to go ahead and buy it, but when I got it, it was in a plastic bottle. Then I noticed the ingredient label which isn't shown in the pictures, but the 1st ingredient was 'high oleic blend: high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic algae oil'. Everyone knows ingredients listed are higher amounts down to lower amounts. So as far as I know, this could be 99.9% sunflower oil which is a seed oil that has a high omega 6 and we get too much of this in about everything we eat and increases inflammation. Now, I understand there may be a difference between 'high oleic' vs. 'traditional oleic varieties', but with heat above 180 degrees fahrenheit, sunflower oil can release potentially toxic compounds like aldehydes. I'm going to finish this bottle as it isn't cheap, but will not be ordering this from now on.