Heritage Store USDA Organic Black Seed Oil, 8 fl oz Review
#4 of 8 · Best Organic in Glass✓ Label verified · Supplement Facts read Sep 20, 2026Real retailer photo, cut out. Label unedited.
Buy it if you want organic in glass and can live without a TQ number. Everything about the bottle is right: organic seal, cold pressing, dark glass, a single ingredient, a fair price.
$28-30~$0.62 per 5 mL serving
Why It Scores 7.9 — And The Label Line Behind Each Number
Thymoquinone Disclosure & Dose
30% of scoreNo thymoquinone amount or percentage on the panel; a 5 mL teaspoon delivers 4.6 g of oil, above the trial doses, but its TQ content is unknown.
- Thymoquinone
- Not declared on the panel
- Seals
- USDA Organic
Extraction & Freshness
20% of scoreCold-pressed organic oil in a dark glass bottle, the best storage format on the list.
- Extraction
- Cold-pressed organic oil
Purity & Testing
20% of scoreUSDA Organic seal on the panel; no third-party testing statement printed.
Form & Dosing Accuracy
15% of scoreA 5 mL teaspoon of liquid; standard liquid dosing and taste.
- Form
- Liquid oil, glass bottle
- Other ingredients
- None
Value
15% of scoreAbout $0.62 per serving and $0.14 per gram of oil; competitive for an organic oil in glass.
- Serving
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL), 4.6 g oil
- Count
- 8 fl oz, 47 servings
- Cost per dose
- ~$0.62 per 5 mL
Label verified. Every figure read from the Supplement Facts photo, Sep 20, 2026.
Marketing Claims Vs. Reality
USDA Organic black seed oil.
USDA Organic seal on the panel.
Cold pressed.
Printed on the front label; the ingredient line is organic black cumin seed oil only.
Rich in thymoquinone.
The panel declares no thymoquinone amount or percentage; any TQ claim in the listing is not supported by the label.
What Our Test Actually Found
The best bottle on the list, around an unknown
Dark glass, organic seal, cold pressing, one ingredient. Then the panel stops. Without a thymoquinone figure the oil could be strong or weak, and you cannot tell from the label.
Two cents from the organic pick
Nature's Way costs about two cents more per serving and prints a 0.6 percent thymoquinone standard plus a fatty-acid breakdown. Glass is the only thing Heritage Store has that Nature's Way does not.
Full analysis: all pros & cons (6), buy if / skip if
- USDA Organic and cold-pressed in dark glass
- Single ingredient, no additives
- Fair price for an organic oil
- No thymoquinone declared
- No fatty-acid breakdown on the panel
- No third-party testing statement
- You want USDA Organic oil in a glass bottle
- You want a single-ingredient, cold-pressed oil
- You do not need a thymoquinone figure to buy
- You want thymoquinone declared
- You want a fatty-acid breakdown on the panel
- You want a softgel
Everything about the bottle is right: organic seal, cold pressing, dark glass, a single ingredient, a fair price. Everything about the thymoquinone is unknown, because the panel does not say. If you already trust the brand, this is a fine daily oil. If you want to know what you are dosing, Nature's Way prints its 0.6 percent for two cents more per serving.
Heritage Store's black seed oil is exactly what it says: 4.6 g of USDA Organic black cumin seed oil per 5 mL teaspoon, 47 servings per 8 fl oz glass bottle, cold-pressed, no other ingredients. It is the only organic oil on this list in glass. It is also one of five liquids here whose panel declares no thymoquinone amount or percentage, and that single omission is what separates it from Nature's Way.
A clean organic oil that would rank higher if it told you its strength
Buy it for the glass and the organic seal. Just understand that you are trusting the brand on thymoquinone, because the label does not commit to a number. For a declared organic oil, Nature's Way is the better buy.
If This Doesn’t Fit — Try These
01Amazing Herbs Black Seed Oil
Thymoquinone is why black seed oil works, and this is the one liquid that tells you how much you are getting.
02Nature's Way Organic Black Seed Oil
If organic certification is a must, this is the black seed oil to buy: standardised thymoquinone, a fatty-acid breakdown and a USDA seal on one panel.
03Bio Nutrition Softgels
A declared thymoquinone amount, the exact trial dose and no taste, for about thirty-three cents a day.
Quick Answers
Does Heritage Store black seed oil contain thymoquinone?
All cold-pressed Nigella sativa oil contains some, but this panel does not declare an amount or percentage, so we cannot tell you how much. Amazing Herbs and Nature's Way print theirs.
Why is it in a glass bottle?
Black seed oil is mostly polyunsaturated omega-6 fat, which oxidises with light and air. Dark glass slows that down; it is a genuine quality advantage over the plastic bottles on this list.
Sources & Further Reading
2 peer-reviewed sources, each linked to PubMed
- [1] Sahebkar A, et al. Pharmacol Res. 2016;106:37-50. PMID 26875640 — Nigella sativa (black seed) effects on plasma lipid concentrations in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Seventeen randomized trials pooled showed lower total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides with Nigella sativa; seed powder lowered cholesterol more than oil, while oil was associated with a rise in HDL.
- [2] Salem ML. Int Immunopharmacol. 2005;5(13-14):1749-70. PMID 16275613 — Immunomodulatory and therapeutic properties of the Nigella sativa L. seed. A review identifying thymoquinone as the principal active constituent behind black seed's anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects in laboratory and early clinical work.
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