Healthy Oilseeds, Llc

What Healthy Oilseeds, Llc does

Healthy Oilseeds, LLC is a family-owned agricultural processor founded in 2002 and headquartered in Carrington, North Dakota. The company contracts directly with North Dakota farmers as a licensed and bonded grain buyer and operates a value-added oil processing plant that converts flax, hemp, and borage seeds into whole seeds, milled seeds, cold-pressed oils, protein powders, and meal/cake products. Both conventional and organic variants are offered, and the company holds USDA Organic, Kosher (Seal K), Primus Global Food Safety, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certifications.

The business serves ingredient customers across human food, pet food, animal feed, cosmetics, and dietary supplement industries, exporting to business partners in 24 countries and supplying hundreds of businesses across 49 US states. Under leadership of owner and president Roger Gussiaas and a team of fewer than ten employees, the company emphasizes relationship-driven, sales-led engagement with both growers and buyers rather than transactional supply, and co-sponsors annual GAP training with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to meet FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements.

Healthy Oilseeds generates revenue through one-time unit-priced product sales with no minimum order quantity, shipping from gallon-size orders to full container loads and offering quantity-based discounts on both product and shipping. Distribution is direct to enterprise and mid-market customers globally, supported by a content-marketing presence (blog, recipes, Instagram, LinkedIn) and multilingual staff capabilities (Kazakh, Russian, English, French, Spanish) that enable cross-border selling. The company was named North Dakota Exporter of the Year in 2010 and continues to operate as a privately held, family-controlled LLC with no institutional investors.

Name

Healthy Oilseeds, Llc

Legal name

Healthy Oilseeds, LLC

Website

https://healthyoilseeds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Healthy Oilseeds is a family-owned processor and exporter of flax, hemp, and borage seed products, serving food, feed, cosmetic, and dietary supplement manufacturers across 49 US states and 24 countries from its North Dakota facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Oilseed Processing

NAICS

Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Oleic & Specialty Oilseed Oils (AFAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virgin & Cold-Pressed Culinary Oils (AFAJALAB), Edible Oils & Fats Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAC)

Keywords

• Oilseed processing
• Flax seed products
• Hemp seed processing
• Borage oil extraction
• Specialty grain export

Headquarters

HQ city

Carrington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Oilseed Product Sales: Company generates revenue by processing and selling flax, hemp, and borage products including whole seeds, oils, protein powders, and meal/cake products. Products are sold to a variety of customers including human food companies, pet food manufacturers, animal feed producers, cosmetics companies, and dietary supplement makers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Healthy Oilseeds processes and exports specialty oilseed products — flax, hemp, and borage — sourced from contracted North Dakota farmers. Its portfolio includes whole seeds, milled seeds, cold-pressed oils, defatted cakes, and hempseed protein powders, offered in both conventional and USDA Organic variants. The company sells these ingredients to human food, animal feed, pet food, cosmetics, and dietary supplement manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

Healthy Oilseeds is an agricultural commodity processor and exporter specializing in three oilseed crops: flax, hemp, and borage. The company offers both conventional and organic product lines across its portfolio. Flax products include whole seeds, milled seeds, oils, and various cakes in brown and golden varieties. Hemp offerings encompass seeds, oils, protein powders, and defatted cake. Borage products include seeds and oils. All products are sourced from contracted North Dakota growers and are food safety certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conventional and Organic Whole Flaxseed (Brown and Golden) Whole flaxseed in brown and golden varieties, sold in conventional and organic grades for human consumption, dietary supplements, pet food ingredients, poultry food, therapeutic wraps, baking, and egg substitutes.
• Conventional and Organic Milled Flaxseed (Brown and Golden) Milled whole flaxseed in brown and golden varieties, both conventional and organic, used as a dietary supplement, baking ingredient, pet food ingredient, and equine/livestock feed ingredient.
• Conventional and Organic Flaxseed Oil (Brown and Golden) Cold-pressed flaxseed oil in brown and golden varieties, both conventional and organic, used for dietary supplementation, salad dressing, cast iron seasoning, and as a paint ingredient.
• Conventional and Organic Flaxseed Cake (Brown and Golden) Flaxseed by-product cake in brown and golden varieties, both conventional and organic, used as an animal feed supplement, human dietary supplement, and baking ingredient.
• Conventional and Organic Milled Flaxseed Cake, Defatted (Brown and Golden) Defatted milled flaxseed cake (8-10% fat content) in brown and golden varieties, both conventional and organic, used in baking, pet food ingredients, and as a source of fiber for humans.
• Conventional and Organic Hempseed Oil Hempseed oil in conventional and organic grades, high in Omega 3s, used as a dietary supplement, for cooking (salad dressing), and in soap and lotions.
• Conventional and Organic Hempseed Cake, Defatted Defatted hempseed cake offering a strong source of fiber and containing all nine essential amino acids, used as an excellent protein source with an earthy flavor.
• Conventional and Organic Hempseed Protein Powder Hempseed protein powder containing all nine essential amino acids, used in smoothies, health supplements, and baking.
• Conventional and Organic Whole Hempseed Whole hempseed in conventional and organic grades, used for baking and snack food, containing all nine essential amino acids as an excellent plant protein source.
• Borage Seed Borage seeds that attract bees and butterflies, rich in Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA), used in skin care, cosmetic products, health supplements, and as edible flowers.
• Borage Oil Borage seed oil rich in Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA), used in skin care, cosmetic products, and health supplements, and usable both internally and externally for hormonal regulation, blood pressure, and skin conditions.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rabou FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRon Rabou, a fifth-generation farmer from Wyoming, grows organic hemp, flax, and other specialty crops on approximately 8,000 acres. He started growing hemp with assistance from Roger Gussiaas. Rabou enacted legislation for hemp production in Wyoming and is one of only 11 hemp growers in Wyoming. The relationship is described as extremely important with mutual support.
• North Dakota Department of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsors Good Agricultural Practices Training (GAP) annually with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture to ensure food safety best practices are followed on growers' farms. This training meets requirements of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
• Cathy and Shane WeberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHemp farmers from North Dakota who met Roger at hemp meetings and conferences. They grow CBD hemp and are working toward organic certification. Healthy Oilseeds sells them seeds and maintains ongoing contact and support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global agribusiness giant with extensive oilseed crushing, refining, and ingredient operations across commodity and specialty oils. Overlaps broadly with Healthy Oilseeds' oilseed processing category but operates at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and food ingredient company with oilseed processing, refining, and specialty lipid businesses. Broadly comparable in oilseed processing category, but operates at commodity scale rather than Healthy Oilseeds' specialty/organic niche.
• Glanbia Nutritionals: Global nutrition ingredient company with flax and plant-protein offerings serving supplement and functional-food customers. Overlaps with Healthy Oilseeds in flax ingredients and protein powders but as a much larger diversified ingredients portfolio.
• AAK (AarhusKarlshamn): Swedish-Danish specialty oils and fats company producing vegetable oils, including specialty oilseed oils for food, cosmetic, and supplement applications. Compares as a larger, established player in the same specialty lipid category.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global food processing and ingredient company with major oilseed processing operations across soybean, canola, sunflower, and specialty oils. Comparable in oilseed milling/refining but as a much larger incumbent with diversified portfolio.

Direct peers

• Manitoba Harvest (Smucker): North American hemp foods brand producing hemp hearts, hemp protein powder, and hempseed oil for retail and ingredient channels. Directly comparable in hemp product portfolio and the plant-protein end market.
• Bioriginal Food & Science Corp: Canadian specialty oil ingredient company producing borage oil (GLA-rich), flaxseed oil, hempseed oil, and similar omega-rich oils for nutritional, cosmetic, and food applications. Direct competitor in the same specialty oilseed niche serving similar global ingredient customers.
• Pizzey's Milling & Baking Company: Canadian processor specializing in flaxseed-based ingredients including whole flax, milled flax, flax oils, and flax protein for human and animal nutrition markets. Closely comparable product portfolio and customer base in flax ingredients.
• Natunola Health: Canadian specialty ingredient company focused on flax-based ingredients including flax proteins and milled flax for health-food applications. Direct peer in the flax ingredient niche serving similar supplement and food customers.
• Hemp Foods Australia: Australian hemp foods company producing hempseed oil, hemp protein powder, and whole hempseed products. Comparable in hemp ingredient portfolio, though focused on Australian and Asia-Pacific markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthy-oilseeds-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthyoilseeds

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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