wholesale plant does canola oil come from

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Where does canola oil come from?
  • Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant, which is cultivated across Canada, China, India and other countries for its oil. Through breeding and research over several decades, canola has been transformed from its origins as a subset of rapeseed into a nutritional oil that’s the second-largest vegetable oil by volume after palm oil.
  • What kind of plant is canola?
  • This vegetable oil has become a kitchen standard. But what kind of plant is canola, anyway? Formerly a trademark created to stand for “Canada oil low acid,” canola is now a generic term for food-grade varieties of rapeseed oil.
  • What is canola seed?
  • Canola seed comes from pods of canola plants and are crushed to produce oil and meal. Each seed contains about 45 percent oil. This large percentage of oil comes in a small package; canola seeds are similar in size to poppy seeds, though brownish-black in color.
  • Who invented canola?
  • It was created by Canadians. In fact, the word canola is a combination of the words “ Canadian” and “oil .” Prior to the production of canola, Canada imported most of its cooking oil, which is what inspired their development of this plant. The canola plant was first bred in the 1960s on prairies, by scientists from the University of Manitoba.