In the early 1950s, both the National Research Council and private oil processors in Canada were experimenting with edible uses for rapeseed, in part because rapeseed looked so promising from an agronomic standpoint, and Prairie farmers needed an alternative cash crop.
Why is canola called a rapeseed?
1978: The term canola was trademarked by the Western Canadian Oilseed Crushers’ Association (now the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association) to differentiate the superior low-erucic acid and low-glucosinolate varieties and their products from the older rapeseed varieties.
Can rapeseed oil reduce plasma fibrinogen?
Elevated plasma fibrinogen caused by inadequate ¦Á-linolenic acid intake can be reduced by replacing fat with canola-type rapeseed oil. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 83:45-54. Welter, K.C., Martins, C.M., de Palma, A.S., Martins, M.M., Dos Reis, B.R., Schmidt, B.L. & Saran Netto, A. 2016.