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rapeseed oil

Vegetable oil

EntityQ697248

Also known as rape oil · colza oil

Subclass of: vegetable oil
, seed oil
, rapeseed oil
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Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest known vegetable oils. There are both edible and industrial forms produced from rapeseed, the seed of several cultivars of the plant family Brassicaceae (mustards). The term "rapeseed" applies to oilseeds from the species Brassica napus and Brassica rapa, while the term canola refers to specific rapeseed varieties bred to produce oil for use in human and animal foods. Canola refers to a cultivar developed by Canadian researchers in the mid 1970s. In manufacturing, the edible varieties of canola are required to contain less than 2% erucic acid in Canada, the United States, European Union, and many other countries.

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Natural product of taxon: Brassica napus
Brassica campestris
Brassica napus subsp. oleifera
Different from: canola oil
Water footprint: 4,301 cubic metre per ton
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