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Canola Oil

Canola Oil. Megan Everett. Canola Oil Background Until the late 1960’s rapeseed oil was Canada's main oil Erucic Acid concerns were raised

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Canola Oil

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  1. Canola Oil Megan Everett

  2. Canola Oil Background • Until the late 1960’s rapeseed oil was Canada's main oil • Erucic Acid concerns were raised • As a result traditional breeding techniques to develop superior strains of rapeseed plants that had reduced levels of erucic acid & other non-nutritive components • In the late 1970’s canola was developed to distinguish the new plant from rapeseed • In 1985 canola oil was granted GRAS, generally regarded as safe, status

  3. Saturated Fat Linoloic Acid Alpha-Linolenic Monounsaturated Fat Fat

  4. Canola Oil Health Benefits • Contains Vitamin E, Oleic acid, and Alpha-linolenic Acid • These are all shown to decrease blood cholesterol, lower • LDL-cholesterol and protect against heart attacks • Good source of Vitamin E • Alpha-tocopherol is the main active molecule of Vitamin E • One tablespoon of canola oil provides about 25% of the RDA for alpha-tocopherol • Vitamin E is an antioxidant in preventing oxidative damage within cell membranes

  5. COOKIES!!!! Canola Oil Vegetable Oil

  6. Resources • Truth or Fiction, http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/canolaoil.htm • Canola Harvesthttp://www.canolaharvest.com/ • Healty Cooking Recipieshttp://www.healthycookingrecipes.com/cookinghealthyarticles/canola-cooking-oil.htm

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