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  • From: BekeeprTop@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] RapeSeedMythology
  • Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:51:16 EDT

Specifically, the suspected-toxic part of rapeseed oil is Erucic Acid
[spelling is from memory] Canola [that is an acronym for Canadian-Oil-A] has
reduced
erucic acid content by selective breeding. Canola was on the scene for
decades before gene splicing started.

There has been a controversy about Erucic Acid whether it was truly toxic or
simply believed toxic. Well, its been bred down to an insignificant amount
in
bred-up Canola. Rapeseed and Canola of course are both brassica, like
cabbage, broccoli and turnips are.
Charlie Paradise, who once in z5 grew some rape all the way to seed




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