2. Canola Oil Background Until the late 1960’s rapeseed oil was Canada's main oil Erucic Acid concerns were raised As a result traditional breeding techniques to develop superior strains of rapeseed plants that had reduced levels of erucic acid & other non-nutritive components In the late 1970’s canola was developed to distinguish the new plant from rapeseed In 1985 canola oil was granted GRAS, generally regarded as safe, status

3. Saturated Fat Linoloic Acid Alpha-Linolenic Monounsaturated Fat Fat

4. Canola Oil Health Benefits Contains Vitamin E, Oleic acid, and Alpha-linolenic Acid These are all shown to decrease blood cholesterol, lower LDL-cholesterol and protect against heart attacks Good source of Vitamin E Alpha-tocopherol is the main active molecule of Vitamin E One tablespoon of canola oil provides about 25% of the RDA for alpha-tocopherol Vitamin E is an antioxidant in preventing oxidative damage within cell membranes

5. COOKIES!!!! Canola Oil Vegetable Oil 128Calories120 14 Total Fat 14 1 Saturated Fat 2 3.5Polyunsaturated9 8Monounsaturated3 0Cholesterol0 0Sodium0 0Carbohydrates0 0Protein0

6. Resources Truth or Fiction, http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/canolaoil.htm http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/canolaoil.htm Canola Harvest http://www.canolaharvest.com/ Healty Cooking Recipies http://www.healthycookingrecipes.com/cookinghealthyarticles /canola-cooking-oil.htm http://www.healthycookingrecipes.com/cookinghealthyarticles /canola-cooking-oil.htm