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Canola oil is one of the healthiest culinary oils in the world with zero trans fat and the
lowest amount of saturated fat of all common cooking oils. It has been rigorously tested
and approved by authoritative scientific bodies for human consumption. In fact, canola
oil is recognized as a heart-smart cooking oil by many health organizations1. The facts
about canola are set straight here, showcasing the oil’s health benefits and versatility as
well as the crop’s usefulness in animal and industrial applications.
1. Scientists agree, canola oil is healthy. used traditional plant breeding to eliminate
Clinical studies have been going on for the undesirable components of rapeseed,
decades involving thousands of human namely erucic acid and glucosinolates. Before
volunteers to examine canola oil and its canola oil received “generally recognized as
safe” (GRAS) status from the FDA, as well as
safe for humans per U.S., Canadian and being recognized as a desirable vegetable
other government approvals, but studies oil by Health Canada, it had to go through
rigorous testing to ensure it was safe for
COMPARISON OF DIETARY FATS
human consumption.
health claim2 from the U.S. Food and Drug Canola, along with cabbage, broccoli and
Administration (FDA) on its ability to help
reduce the risk of coronary heart disease when which is a part of the mustard family of
used in place of saturated fat in the diet. plants. Although members of this family
are occasionally mistaken for ingredients in
from rapeseed. mustard gas, they have nothing to do with it. canola oil. good for every body!™
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1 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada, American Heart Association, American Dietetic Association, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society and Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation among others.
Top 10 Myth-Busting Facts About Canola
5. Canola contains some of the same 9. Canola oil is free of cholesterol and
compounds as broccoli and Brussels trans fat and low in saturated fat.
sprouts. Canola oil will not raise cholesterol in
Canola contains compounds called the body; it is a heart-smart choice for
isothiocyanates, which are found in cooking. In fact, canola oil is high in
monounsaturated fat, which studies show
and Brussels sprouts. Although the name may help lower “bad” LDL cholesterol
of these compounds has sometimes in the blood and control blood glucose.
been incorrectly associated with cyanide, Canola oil also contains an omega-3 fatty
isothiocyanates are not harmful to the acid that may help protect the heart and is
human body. In fact, some may even help a good source of vitamin E.
prevent certain types of cancer.
10. Canola is used in lubricants, fuels,
6. Canola is a highly valuable feed for soap and other products.
livestock. Any oil derived from plants can be used in
Canola meal’s high protein content makes making these products. Oils from canola,
it a useful and nutritious feed for cattle,
used to make a wide range of non-food
canola meal has been shown in several items, including cosmetics, paints, plastics
studies to boost milk production compared and more. Vegetable oils can even help
to other animal feeds. In 18 studies fuel your car with biodiesel. Canola oil is a
done over the course of 24 years, results particularly good feedstock for biodiesel
found that using canola meal instead of due to its low saturated fat content. In this
soybean or cottonseed meal increased milk case, what’s good for the heart is also good
production by an average of 2.2 pounds for the engine.
(1 liter) per day in each cow.