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Thanks, everyone, for such quick replies.
Following are excerpts of the replies I received. Generally, while
canola (rapeseed) is GF in and of itself, it is grown in rotation with
wheat (one year wheat, next rapeseed, next wheat, etc.). Therefore, the
possibility of cross contamination. In addition, it contains a particle
of protein that many people seem to be sensitive to. So while it may be
GF, some people may have a reaction due to sensitivity. Hope this
helps!
Because canola or rape seed is grown in resting wheat fields and at times
volunteer wheat plants grow up among the canola plants and then are
harvested along with the canola, so its impossible to say that canola oil
is uncontaminated by wheat.
However, most people do not have a problem with it.
The theory is that wheat is grown in fields in rotation with canola. Some
people feel there is a risk of contaminatin during harvest.
As I understand it, canola is gluten-free. It is made from rapeseed and
contains a particle of protein (the name I can't remember and I can't find
the source to quote) that some people are sensitive to, thus the CSA has
listed it on the "don't eat" list. . . . . If people react to canola
oil it is not because of the gluten but because of sensitivity to that
particular protein.
Basically canola oil is derived from canola or rape crops
primarily in Canada. This crop sometimes is grown in fields that were
previously wheat, therefore there is some thought of cross contamination.
Because it is grown on wheat fields (rotation crop). It is contaminated
while growing.
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