Are all canola oils bad?  Check out the following:

http://www.spectrumnaturals.com/canolaoilsuper.html

The key point on this page, I think is:

"Pure-pressed oil, produced mechanically by expeller pressing, without chemicals "

Alan Jones

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Harris" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: Why Linseed and not Rape seed oil


> At 06:22 PM 1/17/04 +1100, John Holman wrote:
> >Can someone please explain or point me to an explanation of why Linseed oil
> >is good while Rape seed oil (canola) is not.  They are both oils from seeds!
> >So what's the difference???
>
> Hi John;
>
> Linseed oil is usually called flax oil when the extracted oil is used as a
> food product.
>
> It may have more to do with the processing than anything else. See URL below
> which describes rapeseed processing.  Better-made flaxseed oil is generally
> cold-pressed in order to safeguard the essential oils of the seed and it is
> usually recommended when cooking/using it, not to heat the oil in a high
> temperature and to store it in the refrigerator (or freezer).  Udo Erasmus
> has written in great detail on oils (particularly about flax seed oil) in
> his book. But, you can get lots of information at his website;
>
> http://www.udoerasmus.com/articles/udo/fthftk3.htm
>
> Rapeseed (canola):
> Processing: http://www.emcentre.com/unepweb/tec_case/food_15/process/p16.htm
> Nutrition: http://www.regional.org.au/au/gcirc/6/623.htm
>
> Marilyn