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What is Canola?

What is Canola?. Canola is not rapeseed. Canola was developed from rapeseed by Canadian plant breeders for its nutritional qualities. The term Canola is the combination of two words - Canadian and oil. Canola oil is produced by crushing canola. The Canola Plant.

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What is Canola?

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  1. What is Canola? • Canola is not rapeseed. • Canola was developed from rapeseed by Canadian plant breeders for its nutritional qualities. • The term Canola is the combination of two words - Canadian and oil. • Canola oil is produced by crushing canola.

  2. The Canola Plant • The canola plant grows anywhere from 1m (3 feet) to 2m (6 feet) tall produces yellow flowers which, in turn, produce seed pods. The seed pods are about one-fifth the size of pea pods and contain about twenty tiny round black or brownish seeds.

  3. Made from Canola • In Canada, 88% of salad oils, 71% of shortening oils and 53% of margarine oils are made from canola.Statistics Canada

  4. The Canola Seed • Each canola seed is approximately 40 plus percent oil. The seeds are crushed to obtain canola oil for human consumption and the remainder is processed into canola meal which is used as a high protein livestock and poultry feed.

  5. Canola Quality • Canola quality is ensured by strict standards determined and maintained by the Canadian Grain Commission.

  6. Canola Growers • Canadian Canola growers are committed to producing the highest quality canola. Canada’s sunny summer days and cool nights are the perfect environment for producing superior quality canola.

  7. Fatty Acid Profile • Canola Oil has an excellent fatty acid profile. This means it has a first rate mix of saturated, monosaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

  8. Fatty Acid Chart

  9. Culinary Workhorse! • Canola Oil is a culinary workhorse no well stocked kitchen should be without! • Complimenting stirfrying, baking, salad making, grilling...with its light flavor and texture.

  10. CanolaInfo In Saskatchewan, 306.387.6610 P 306.387.6637 F dorothy@canolainfo.org www.canolainfo.org In Alberta, 780.454.0844 P 780.465.5473 F simone@canolainfo.org In Manitoba, 204.982.2100 P 204.942.1841 F ellen@canolainfo.org admin@canola-council.org

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