Olive oil comes from olives, peanut oil from peanuts, sunflower oil from sunflowers, but where does canola oil come from–is canola oil rapeseed oil?
No. Canola oil comes from canola seed. Canola is the name given to a very healthy oil that was developed from rapeseed. But it is not rapeseed oil and has vastly different fatty acid and other properties than rapeseed oil. Canola was developed using traditional plant breeding methods to remove undesirable qualities in rapeseed. In terms of their properties, canola oil is as different from rapeseed oil as olive oil is as different from corn oil. Q: Are canola oil and rapeseed oil poisonous to living things? A: No. However, since rapeseed oil has high levels of erucic acid, canola oil is healthier for you. Rapeseed oil is not used in our food supply and is grown on very limited acreages. ALL high erucic acid rapeseed oil is used for industrial purposes and cannot be purchased in food stores. Canola oil has been thoroughly tested and is guaranteed safe for humans. Plus it can lower blood cholesterol and has other health benefits. Q: Can canola oil and rapeseed be used as lubricants, penet
