Celebrating the fields, farms, and farmers behind our ingredients.

At Inolex, conscious science guides everything we make, starting with where our raw materials come from. Brassica, castor, coconut, sugarcane, corn, olive, and palm are among the plant-derived feedstocks behind our ingredient portfolio.

This Earth Day, we're taking a moment to celebrate the agricultural origins at the heart of what we make and the growing network of farmers, growers, and sourcing partners who make our work possible. Each one represents a relationship, a region, and a responsibility that we take seriously.

Read our Impact Report here.

Seeing It Firsthand

Brassica, also known as rapeseed, is a hardy winter cover crop with a remarkable agricultural profile. Its deep root system improves soil aeration and structure, suppresses weeds without chemical herbicides, and requires no irrigation. When rotated between major crops like wheat and corn, it improves yields for farmers by up to 15%. Its natural drying properties eliminate energy-intensive processing steps, and the seeds are pressed into oil through mechanical extraction. It is, in short, a crop that gives back at every stage.

In 2024, members of our team drove out to brassica farms and processing facilities across Kentucky and Tennessee to see this firsthand. What we found was precision agriculture in action. Satellite-guided strip tilling to reduce soil disruption. Solar panels modernizing operations. Standing in those fields gave our team something that data alone cannot: a direct understanding of the agricultural systems behind our ingredients and a deeper commitment to the partnerships that sustain them.

Sourcing Close to Home

For our plant-based ingredients, we consciously choose feedstocks that are inherently low-impact or regenerative to their surrounding ecosystems. We manufacture close to where many of our raw materials originate, shortening supply networks, reducing transportation emissions, and building resilience into our operations. This localized model allows us to build meaningful, long-term relationships with suppliers who share our values around environmental stewardship and ethical labor practices.

Thinking About the Full Journey

For us, responsibility extends well beyond any single ingredient. We think about the full journey, from the source of our raw materials to how our ingredients behave at the end of their life. That thinking is built into our innovation process from day one. That's why our products are GMO-free, 99% of our portfolio is verified biodegradable, and every new ingredient we bring to market is biobased.

The Full Story

This Earth Day, we invite you to read our Impact Report, which goes deep on how we source, what we learned from our time in the field, and where we are headed as a company committed to safer, greener, and simply better ingredients.

Read the full Impact Report here.

Seeing It Firsthand

Brassica, also known as rapeseed, is a hardy winter cover crop with a remarkable agricultural profile. Its deep root system improves soil aeration and structure, suppresses weeds without chemical herbicides, and requires no irrigation. When rotated between major crops like wheat and corn, it improves yields for farmers by up to 15%. Its natural drying properties eliminate energy-intensive processing steps, and the seeds are pressed into oil through mechanical extraction. It is, in short, a crop that gives back at every stage.

In 2024, members of our team drove out to brassica farms and processing facilities across Kentucky and Tennessee to see this firsthand. What we found was precision agriculture in action. Satellite-guided strip tilling to reduce soil disruption. Solar panels modernizing operations. Standing in those fields gave our team something that data alone cannot: a direct understanding of the agricultural systems behind our ingredients and a deeper commitment to the partnerships that sustain them.