Date:  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 12:12:19 -0500

From:  Elizabeth Gregory <WPODOM1.AGCOM.EGREGORY[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WPO-SMTP-GATE.TAMU.EDU>

Subject: Ah'm is/rapeseed/canola oil -Reply



"Canola" is a patented term derived by the Canadian government to refer

to improved varieties of rapeseed containing less than 2 percent erucic

acid (high erucic acid levels are unacceptable for cooking oil, but can be

used for some industrial purposes). These improved varieties were

named "canola" after the CANadian Oil Low Acid breeding program. At

least in production agriculture, both "rapeseed" and "canola" are still in

use.



Elizabeth Gregory

Assistant Professor and Extension Communications Specialist

Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Texas A&M University