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What is Canola Oil Made of?

The Origins of Canola Oil Canola oil is a vegetable oil that is derived from the seeds of the canola plant. The name “canola” is actually a combination of “Canada” and “ola,” which means oil. The canola plant was first developed in the 1970s by Canadian scientists as a low-erucic acid rapeseed cultivar. Erucic acid is a fatty acid that…