Compiled by Darleen Bradley. Canola is a coined word. It appeared out of nowhere and is not listed in any but the most recent reference sources. You must admit that Canola sounds better than rape. The name Canola disguised the introduction of rape oil in America.
Canola oil comes from the rape seed, which is part of the mustard family of plants.
Rape is the Most Toxic of all-food plants. Like soy, rape is a weed. Canola is a semi-drying oil that is used as a lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base and as a illuminant for the slick color pages that you see in the magazines. Canola oil has some very interesting characteristics and effects on living systems. For example, it forms latex-like substances that agglutinate the red blood corpuscles, as does soy, but much more pronounced.