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: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
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Lined up next to the bottles of basics such as canola, vegetable, and corn oil are relatively exotic—and expensive—options: grapeseed oil, pumpkin-seed oil, walnut oil.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Beyond has switched from canola and coconut oils to avocado oil, reducing saturated fat by 60% to 2 grams per serving, while cutting sodium by 20%.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Between March and June, thousands of rapeseed (or canola) flowers emerge.
—Alberto Piernas Medina, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2023
These fuels, largely made from food crops like soy and canola or from manure at factory farms, pump out pollution in overburdened communities and have dubious climate benefits.
—Amelia Keyes, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Beyond has switched from canola and coconut oils to avocado oil, reducing saturated fat by 60% to 2 grams per serving, while cutting sodium by 20%.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Between March and June, thousands of rapeseed (or canola) flowers emerge.
—Alberto Piernas Medina, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2023
These fuels, largely made from food crops like soy and canola or from manure at factory farms, pump out pollution in overburdened communities and have dubious climate benefits.
—Amelia Keyes, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə 
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: a rape plant of an improved variety having seeds that are the source of canola oil
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Medical Definition
canola
noun
ca·no·la
kə-ˈnō-lə
1
: a rape plant (Brassica napus of the mustard family) of an improved variety with seeds that are low in erucic acid and are the source of canola oil
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