Clearspring Organic Safflower Oil is a delicious and nutritious with a slightly sweet and nutty taste. It has the highest omega 6 content of any of our oils as well as containing omega 9. It s also a good source of vitamin E and even use it as a moisturiser. The safflower plant with its deep orange flowers is a member of the thistle family and grows in drier regions of Africa, Asia and North America. The dried petals from the plant also have a culinary use as a natural yellow food colouring, sometime used as a substitute for saffron.