Canola oil was once regarded as a specialty of Canada, has now become one of the main cash crop in North America. Canada and the United States each year seven million to ten million tonnes of mustard seed production. Canada's annual exports of 4 million tons, about 3 to seed, canola oil 700000 tons and 700000 tons of mustard seed meal. The United States is a net consumer of canola oil. Other major mustard seed consumption state-owned Japan, Mexico, China and Pakistan. But most of canola oil and mustard seed meal was exported to the United States, less was shipped to Mexico, China and Europe.
Canola oil from the tradition of ancient civilizations developed oil crops in crop breeding. Rapum of rapeseed (rape) a word comes from Latin, meaning the turnips. Turnips, turnips, kale and Brussels sprout, mustard, and many other vegetables and two common canola oil crops. Because the negative meaning of the word "Rape" in North America make this oil has a more market name "Canola" pure natural affinity of Canola oil unsaturated fatty acid content of 92%, and with the natural fatty acid ratio of gold. Compared with other cooking oil on the world, Australian canola oil saturated fatty acid content is the lowest (8%), unit of unsaturated fatty acid content is higher (61%), slightly lower than olive oil, but also owns 31% of the best proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Fatty acids composition proportion, is the most important index evaluating oil nutritional value, lower oil saturated fatty acid is more healthy. The cholesterol in food is not the main cause of high cholesterol in the blood, but the body USES saturability soften grease into cholesterol and accumulation in the liver and blood, therefore, it is very important to decrease saturated fat intake. All oil contains three kinds of fatty acids: saturated fatty acids, unit of unsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty acid intake increases the cholesterol in the blood; Mono most is not easy to increase the concentration of blood cholesterol, also not easy to be oxidized; Polyunsaturated fatty acids have been shown to reduce the cholesterol in the blood. Canola oil rich in natural vitamin E natural pure vitamin content is 73.8 mg / 100 g. Unlike other cooking oil, canola oil, vitamin E for natural form, not add. Natural vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, also known as tocopherol, is one of the most main antioxidants. Soluble in fat and organic solvents such as ethanol, insoluble in water, stable to heat, acid, in alkaline is not stable, sensitive to oxygen, and is not sensitive to heat, but Fried vitamin E activity decreased obviously. Natural vitamin E with antioxidant anti-aging, beauty to raise capacity, adjust female menstruation to be not moved infertility and male hormone secretion, etc have certain effect.