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To: Karoo; Uncle Miltie

That video starts out with saying that Canola oil is derived from the canola plant. But there is no canola plant.

The plant is actually called “rape”, and until Canada decided that rapeseed oil had a marketing problem that’s what it was called. Canola is an acronym for Canada Oil Low Acid. It’s a patented trademark owned by the Canadian Canola Council.

Canola oil has a high Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio. I think that this is true of most seed oils, and that seems to be behind the claim that they are bad for you.

I don’t know if there is any proof that seed oils are actually harmful or if this is just another health food fad. It’s a recent obsession.


54 posted on 11/26/2024 1:43:44 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: Pelham

‘That video starts out with saying that Canola oil is derived from the canola plant. But there is no canola plant.’

Wrong.
https://www.canolainfo.org/canola/where-does-canola-oil-come-from.php
“Where does canola oil come from?

Canola oil comes from the crushed seeds of the canola plant. Chttps://www.leafyoils.com/canola-oil-where-its-from-and-how-its-madeanola is part of the Brassicaceae family. Cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower are also part of this same botanical family.

https://www.leafyoils.com/canola-oil-where-its-from-and-how-its-made

“Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant, which is cultivated across Canada, China, India and other countries for its oil. Through breeding and research over several decades, canola has been transformed from its origins as a subset of rapeseed into a nutritional oil that’s the second-largest vegetable oil by volume after palm oil.

Try again Ashley


57 posted on 11/28/2024 5:27:24 PM PST by Polynikes (Nicht geimpft Mensch 2nd Klasse)
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