Brassica napus
About
Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus) 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 prized for use for human and animal food. Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and second-largest source of protein meal in...
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
This species is cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seeds. It serves as the third-largest source of vegetable oil and the second-largest source of protein meal globally. Additionally, canola cultivars are utilized as food for animals.
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In the kitchen
Canola, which is a group of cultivars of this plant bred to have very low levels of erucic acid, is highly prized for human food. The seeds of this plant are a major source of vegetable oil and protein meal.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Brassica napus
- Slug
- brassica-napus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Species
- napus
- Wikidata QID
- Q177932
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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