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Canola oil or LEAR oil is low erucic acid rapeseed oil. Canola is the marketing name, for obvious reasons. Erucic acid is poisonous.
It has a high smoke point which makes it suitable for high-temperature frying. It is also composed of mostly mono-unsaturated fat, considered good for health.
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