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Canola field in Manitoba, Canada Rapeseed oil is one of the most commonly produced vegetable oils globally. In 2021, world production of rapeseed oil was 26 million tonnes , led by Canada, Germany and China as the largest producers, accounting together for 43% of the world total. [ 26 ]
Canola oil has a relatively high smoke point of about 400°F, compared to butter (about 350°F) and extra-virgin olive oil (about 325°F to 375°F).
Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of mildly toxic erucic acid. [2]
Food grade oil made from the seed of low-erucic acid Canadian-developed strains is also called canola oil, while non-food oil is called colza oil. [2] Canola oil can be sourced from Brassica rapa and Brassica napus , which are commonly grown in Canada, and Brassica juncea , which is less common.
In 2002 Schmeiser's wife, Louise Schmeiser, filed suit against Monsanto for $140 plus costs to remove contamination of her organic garden with volunteer GM canola; the case was dismissed. [12] Schmeiser again discovered Roundup Ready Canola growing in his fields in 2005, even though canola had not been planted in that particular field since 1998.
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