Rapeseed oil
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Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest known vegetable oils. There are both edible and industrial forms produced from rapeseed, the seed of several cultivars of the plant family Brassicaceae. The term "rap
Canola oil
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Erucic acid
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Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the chemical formula: CH37CH=CH11CO2H. It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with
Rapeseed oil
…a cultivar developed by Canadian researchers in the mid 1970s. In manufacturing, the edible varieties of canola are required to contain less than 2% erucic acid in Canada, the United States, European Union, and many other countries. Canola is produced as low erucic acid rapeseed (LEAR) oil and is generally…
The seed oil of the rape plant is rich in erucic acid.