What is Canola? Rapeseed and The Source of Canola Oil

Looking at a bottle of canola oil, you might wonder: What is canola? Canola is a type of plant that is used to make, you guessed it, cooking oil. Canola is a specially cultivated form of the rapeseed plant. It is easy to grow in the right environment, and its seeds contain a high concentration of unsaturated oil. Normal forms of the rapeseed plant A field of Canola plantscontain higher levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates, both of which are unhealthy and somewhat toxic to animals and humans. Canola is also used as a feed for certain breeds of livestock as a cheap alternative to other types of feed.