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dynamohum1
at Sun Nov 16 14:32:25 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by dynamohum1 ]
Canola is a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil" TRUE.
Canola is developed from the Rapeseed plant. FALSE. Canola oil comes from canola seed. It has different fatty acid properties and was developed using traditional plant breeding methods to remove undesirable qualities (high erucic acid levels) in rapeseed. The goal of traditional plant breeding is to ́mateî or cross a plant which has one desirable trait with another which carries another desired trait, and so on.
Rape is an oil that is used as a lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base. It is an industrial oil. TRUE. Most vegetable oils, like corn, soybean and flax can also be used industrially to make all of the listed items, plus paints, plastics, cosmetics, inks, etc. The food forms of all these oils are safe.
Rape is a member of the mustard family... TRUE
...and was the source of the chemical warfare agent mustard gas. FALSE. Mustard gas, an oily volatile liquid, was so named because of how it smells, not because any plant in the mustard family was used. Mustard gas or Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide is made by treating ethylene with sulfur chloride or dihydroxyethyl sulfide with HCI gas.
Canola is a genetically engineered plant. TRUE, to an extent. Apparently about 50% are genetically engineered, the rest are naturally hybridized to be low in erucic acid. Today's canola oil averages 0.6 percent erucic acid, and is valued for its fatty acid profile, which is 59% monounsaturated, 39% polyunsaturated and 7% saturated. This compares favorably with olive oil's profile: 74% mono-, 8% poly-, and 14% saturated.
Check products for ingredients. If the label says, "may contain the following" and lists canola oil, you know it contains canola oil because it is the cheapest. TRUE, to an extent. The likelihood is there, because it IS often one of the cheapest oils. I would add from a personal standpoint that I look for ingredients that list "organic oils."
Rapeseed oil is poisonous to living things and is an excellent insect repellent. FALSE. Although any oil will suffocate insects, there is no reason to conclude that the oils are poisonous.
Rapeseed oil used for stir-frying in China found to emit cancer-causing chemicals. TRUE. The study being quoted found that rapeseed and other vegetable oils produced cancer-causing emissions under the same conditions (high heat). One grain of truth behind the whole anti-canola crusade is that rapeseed oil has proven to be toxic because of a high content (30 - 60%) of erucic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid. It is not permitted in the U.S. as an edible oil because of this fact. Most people in China cook with unrefined rapeseed oil, which is not processed to remove contaminants. All vegetable frying oils used in Canada and the U.S. are refined and frequently contain antioxidants, which help prevent harmful emissions during frying. The use of refined oils and much lower cooking temperatures prevent these emissions.
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RE: NO, please do not use that on the dragon. This is not a natural - dynamohum1, Sun Nov 16 14:32:25 2003