Does Modern Canola Oil Contain Erucic Acid?
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According to international standards, food-grade canola oil must contain less than 2% erucic acid, and most brands on the market today contain only trace amounts, often less than 0.1%. This critical fact differentiates the safe, low-erucic canola oil from the high-erucic acid rapeseed oil of the past, which sparked health concerns before modern breeding techniques were introduced.
