I'm very confused. (What else is new?) A friend in Nebrasks just told me her husband was out

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cynupstateny

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harvesting canola plants. I suggested that he meant rapeseed but she insisted it was the name of the plant. Tried to google with contradictory results. I'm sure one of you know the real answer.

 
Canola oil is maded from rapeseed. . .

You say tOmato, I say toMAto, no? smileys/smile.gif

Canola, rapeseed, same thing--but Canola sounds nicer. . .

 
Yes. In fact I looked it up not long ago. I remember being a prairie kid when the oil was first

being developed in the next province and all the brouhaha about investing in it. I think that was about 1968. Turns out it probably was a good investment, even though I don't like the oil. See how much my opinion is worth.

 
You can really tell the difference in taste from oils? I can taste olive oil, but

all the rest taste exactly the same to me. Except for the Concord grape oil I bought last fall. That was very different and good.

I bought some "regular" grape seed oil last week and it tastes like all the others. :eek:(

 
Interesting about the Concord grapeseed. I like grapeseed because it has a reasonably

high smoking point and is virtually flavourless. I like it to add to hazelnut oil for vinaigrettes.

And yes, canola oil has a fishy flavour to me. I gave mine away and won't buy it again. brrrr. Makes me shiver thinking about that flavour.

 
I too loathe canola oil because of the fishyness. In the UK it's called rapeseed

but when it began as a crop in the US and North America the name was changed because the people here couldn't deal with the name.

Grapeseed oil is very different, I got to try some newer ones on the market at the Fancy Food Show and love the samples I have. High smoke point and a mostly neutral but pleasant flavor. It's supposed to have lots of good heath benefits also.

 
a thread from last year

I think the confusion is that the term canola has in some cases come to refer to a patented, genetically modified plant. As I recall, the plant is a modified version of rapeseed and was "invented" in Canada. Some versions I also believe are a mix of rapeseed and other cheap oils but in the U.S. can be labeled as Canola.

Essentially though, "canola" is an invention of marketing. Rapeseed with some genetic modifications and given a marketable name. It is not something found naturally. It is a previously non-food product, ostensibly modified to be safe for human consumption. Safe of course is relative to whoever the gatekeepers are and thus it is banned as a food product and not considered safe for humans in some countries.

http://eat.at/swap/forum1/190047_Is_anyone_else_completely_repulsed_by_the_fishy_smell_of_heating_canola_oil?_

 
Concord grapeseed oil has a very nice "grape" taste. I can't tell the

difference between "plain, old" grapeseed oil and canola or vegetable, sunflower, etc. oil. The Concord has a distinctive taste though.

Canola/rapeseed oil is one of those non-tasting ones to me.

 
I buy fresh rapeseed oil from a farmer here and I love it. I use it almost every day when I cook.

 
I have read a lot of contradictory information on Canola oil over the years

I read that the "Can" in Canola stands for Canada. I heard that the process they use to make it makes it dangerous for our bodies. I heard that Monsanto is behind it...a company you want to stay away from. I stay away from Canola oil, and not because of the Canada statement but from so much info that is confusing.

 
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