The main producers of soybean oil are China, the United States, Argentina, and Brazil, among which China¡¯s soybean oil production ranks first in the world (Figure 1B). The European Union, China, and Canada are the largest producers of rapeseed oil.
Is rapeseed oil edible?
Canola field, Willamette Valley, Oregon, May 2017. Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest known vegetable oils. There are both edible and industrial forms produced from rapeseed, the seed of several cultivars of the plant family Brassicaceae.
What is rapeseed oil?
Rapeseed oil is one of the most commonly produced vegetable oils globally. In 2019, world production of rapeseed oil was 24 million tonnes, led by Canada, China, and India as the largest producers, accounting together for 40% of the world total.
Where is rapeseed grown?
Rapeseed is extensively cultivated in Canada, France, Belgium, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Japan and Slovenia. In France and Denmark especially, the extraction of the oil is an important industry. The name for rapeseed comes from the Latin word rapum meaning turnip.