Verified
“USDA Organic black seed oil.”
USDA Organic seal on the panel.
Heritage Store USDA Organic Black Seed Oil, 8 fl oz Review
SAC StudioBest Organic in GlassCONSIDER
7.9/10SAC Product Score™
How the score breaks downHide breakdown
SAC Product Score™ — how it breaks down
- Thymoquinone Disclosure & Dose30%6.4
- Extraction & Freshness20%9.0
- Purity & Testing20%8.6
- Form & Dosing Accuracy15%8.0
- Value15%8.6
Buy it if you want organic in glass and can live without a TQ number
✓ Buy if…
- You want USDA Organic oil in a glass bottle
- You want a single-ingredient, cold-pressed oil
✗ Skip if…
- You want thymoquinone declared
- You want a fatty-acid breakdown on the panel
Read the full analysis
✓ Also buy if…
- You do not need a thymoquinone figure to buy
✗ Also skip if…
- You want a softgel
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.
How we built the SAC Product Score™ — 7.9/10
Thymoquinone Disclosure & Dose30%6.4/10
No 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.
Extraction & Freshness20%9/10
Cold-pressed organic oil in a dark glass bottle, the best storage format on the list.
Purity & Testing20%8.6/10
USDA Organic seal on the panel; no third-party testing statement printed.
Form & Dosing Accuracy15%8/10
A 5 mL teaspoon of liquid; standard liquid dosing and taste.
Value15%8.6/10
About $0.62 per serving and $0.14 per gram of oil; competitive for an organic oil in glass.
The product at a glance
- Form
- Liquid oil, glass bottle
- Serving
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL), 4.6 g oil
- Count
- 8 fl oz, 47 servings
- Thymoquinone
- Not declared on the panel
- Extraction
- Cold-pressed organic oil
- Other ingredients
- None
- Seals
- USDA Organic
- Cost per dose
- ~$0.62 per 5 mL
Marketing claims vs. reality
Verified
“Cold pressed.”
Printed on the front label; the ingredient line is organic black cumin seed oil only.
Not verified
“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
01The 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.
02Two 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.
Pros & cons, no sugar-coating
Pros
- USDA Organic and cold-pressed in dark glass
- Single ingredient, no additives
- Fair price for an organic oil
Cons
- No thymoquinone declared
- No fatty-acid breakdown on the panel
- No third-party testing statement
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.
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If this doesn’t fit — try these
Amazing Herbs Premium Black Seed Oil
8.8/10The only liquid on this list that prints its thymoquinone: 48 mg per 5 mL of cold-pressed, unrefined oil in a glass bottle, with the omega profile declared to the milligram.
See it on the list →Nature's Way Organic Black Seed Oil
8.5/10USDA Organic cold-pressed oil that prints its thymoquinone standardisation, 0.6 percent, alongside a full fatty-acid breakdown; the best-documented organic oil here.
See it on the list →Bio Nutrition Black Seed Oil Softgels
8.3/10The only softgel here that declares thymoquinone, 9.6 mg per two-softgel 1,000 mg serving, cold-pressed and hexane-free, at a third of a dollar a day.
See it on the list →Sources & further reading
- Sahebkar A, et al. Pharmacol Res. 2016;106:37-50.Sahebkar A, Beccuti G, Simental-Mendía LE, Nobili V, Bo S · 2016 · Pharmacological Research · 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.
- Salem ML. Int Immunopharmacol. 2005;5(13-14):1749-70.Salem ML · 2005 · International Immunopharmacology · 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.