Castro, P., Miranda, J., Gomez, P., Escalante, D., Segura, F., Martin, A., Fuentes, F., Blanco, A., Ordovas, J., Jimenez, F. 2000. Connor, W. 2000. Importance of n-3 Fatty Acids in Health and Disease. We have provided answers to better help you understand what is fact and what is fiction or myth. Canola oil comes from canola seed.
Canola oil is the name given to a very healthy oil that has been developed from the rapeseed plant.
But it is not rapeseed oil and has vastly different properties than rapeseed oil. By registered definition, canola oil must be very low in erucic acid. Research clearly shows there are NO physiological effects from erucic acid when it is present at these levels. However, since rapeseed oil has high levels of erucic acid, canola oil is healthier for you. Rapeseed oil is not used in our food supply and is grown on very limited acreages.