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Q125 (IAS/2000) Economy › Agriculture & Rural Economy › Crop patterns and uses Answer Verified

Canola refers to special type of oil seed mustard varieties bred for human consumption. The main characteristic of these varieties is that the

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Canola denotes specific rapeseed/mustard cultivars developed for edible use whose defining breeding trait is very low erucic acid content. The name “canola” itself comes from Canada and “low erucic acid,” and international/industry definitions set strict limits for erucic acid (commonly <2%) that distinguish canola from traditional rapeseed oils [1]. Breeding in the 1960s–1970s produced “double‑zero” or low‑erucic, low‑glucosinolate lines to make the oil and meal safe and suitable for human and animal consumption; reduction of erucic acid was the primary objective of these programs [2]. While canola oil also has favorable unsaturated fatty acid profiles, the principal characteristic used to define canola is its very low erucic acid content [2].

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  1. [1] https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/trade11696/$FILE/canola_english_2015.pdf
  2. [2] https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/canola-oil-properties.html
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