Gustav Heess Oleochemische Erzeugnisse GmbH
German supplier of cold-pressed and refined vegetable oils and fats, with its own fat analysis laboratory.
- MOQ
- Not publicly disclosed
- LEAD TIME
- Not publicly disclosed
Overview
Gustav Heess is a German manufacturer and supplier of vegetable oils and fats for the food, dietary-supplement, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries, headquartered in Leonberg with production at Caloy and Bischofswiesen. The company offers cold-pressed and refined oils in both conventional and certified-organic grades (including black cumin, hemp, MCT, evening primrose, and sesame oils) and operates an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited fat-analysis laboratory under an ISO 9001 quality-management system. It supplies oil and fat raw materials on a B2B basis.
Certifications
1 of 3 certifications independently confirmed. What this means
Capabilities
- PRODUCT TYPES
- Organic Vegetable Oils · Cold-Pressed Oils · Refined Oils and Fats · MCT Oil · Specialty Seed Oils
- CAPABILITIES
- Omega-3s or specialty oils · Lab testing or quality control
Sources
- USDA Organic INTEGRITY Database — registry confirmation (independent)(2026-07-04)
- Gustav Heess Official Site (English)(2026-06-24)
- Gustav Heess Organic Range(2026-06-24)
What we couldn't verify
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- ISO certifications are self-reported; USDA Organic (NOP) was registry-confirmed 2026-07-04 in the USDA Organic Integrity Database (Gustav Heess Oleochemische Erzeugnisse GmbH, Leonberg DE, certifier Kiwa BCS)
- Buyers should confirm country-of-origin and organic/quality certification documentation per ingredient at quote stage
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Enforcement screening: included in Inventory Ready's most recent completed pass against FDA's published recall datasets (2026-07-09). Method and limits →
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