Canola is NOT Rapeseed
Canola is not Rapeseed - Canola Oil comes from Canola Plants!
It may look the same on the outside but it's very different on the inside where it matters. Plant scientists used traditional plant breeding methods to get rid of rapeseed's less nutritional qualities. A very small amount of rapeseed is still grown under contract specifically for industrial uses including environmentally friendly lubricants.
Canola is grown in Canada, USA, Australia and Europe, each canola plant grows anywhere from 1m (3 feet) to 2m (6 feet) tall and produces yellow flowers which, in turn, produce seed pods. The seedpods are about one fifth the size of pea pods and contain about twenty tiny round black or brownish-yellow seeds. Each canola seed is approximately 40 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 feed. Canola oil meets strict quality standards determined by industry and government regulatory agencies.
Consumers can therefore be assured that the canola oil they purchase is of the highest quality.