Rape has eriocic acid (*spelling) that is toxic to mammals and makes it
unacceptable to food use but perfect for industrial use.. The Canadians bred
out this acid making it OK for food use and in order to distinguish it from
rape and as a marketing tool named it canola = Canadian oil

Dan Veilleux
Boone area
In the Mountains of NC

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