the refined bleached deodorized canola oil

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Why is canola oil bleached and deodorized?
  • Canola oil is refined, bleached and deodorized because consumers expect cooking oil to have a lightened color with no flavor, Largeman-Roth says. She notes that the top four vegetable oils consumed in the United States — soybean, canola, palm and corn oil — all go through this same process. “They are highly processed oil,” she says.
  • Does canola oil contain hexane?
  • They are all treated at high heat, and a solvent is used to extract the oil from the seed, she adds. With canola oil specifically, the chemical hexane is used as a solvent. But the trace amount of hexane is not at any sort of dangerous levels, per Largeman-Roth.
  • Does canola oil have erucic acid?
  • Some canola oil critics have called out the presence of erucic acid and research that's found it's associated with heart lesions. In reality, though, canola oil's erucic acid levels are low after it is processed, Taub-Dix explains.
  • Is canola oil good for frying?
  • Canola oil is rich in vitamins E and K, and contains twice as much omega 6 as omega 3 fatty acids. Although it has a high smoke point, using it for frying can reduce the content of the heart-healthy omega-3 fat ALA. According to the Canola Council of Canada, Canada is the world’s top exporter of canola oil.