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: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
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Now our new secretary of health and human services is telling us to jettison all those formerly healthy seed oils (canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, etc.) and substitute beef tallow.
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
But the ones at the center of this controversy are the eight that are most commonly used in cooking and industrial food production: canola, corn, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
Then take a teeny bit of neutral cooking oil (like canola or vegetable), smear on a paper towel, and give it a light coating.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025
What Are Seed Oils? Seed oils are oils extracted from seeds of plants such as corn, soybean, and canola.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
But the ones at the center of this controversy are the eight that are most commonly used in cooking and industrial food production: canola, corn, cottonseed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
Then take a teeny bit of neutral cooking oil (like canola or vegetable), smear on a paper towel, and give it a light coating.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025
What Are Seed Oils? Seed oils are oils extracted from seeds of plants such as corn, soybean, and canola.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Canola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canola. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə 
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: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are the source of canola oil
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Medical Definition
canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə
1
: a rape plant (Brassica napus of the mustard family) of an improved variety with seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
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