Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape, or oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid. Canola are a group of rapeseed cultivars which were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and are especially …

Colza oil or colza is a non-drying oil obtained from the seeds of rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus. syn. Brassica campestris subsp. napus (L.) Hook.f. & T. Anderson). Colza is extensively cultivated in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (especially on the island of Bornholm), and Poland.In France and Denmark, especially, …

Koolzaadolie is een plantaardige olie die gewonnen wordt uit de zaden van koolzaad (Brassica napus).Een hoog gehalte aan erucazuur en glucosinolaat maakt de olie gewoonlijk ongeschikt voor menselijke consumptie. Daarom zijn speciale koolzaadolierassen ontwikkeld die relatief weinig van deze stoffen bevatten en daardoor wel geschikt zijn als voedingsmiddel.