Module 9-oil seed species (canola)

Question 1

what is canola production like in Canada

Answer 1

Canola is Canada’s largest oilseed crop

Question 2

what acids are found in canola oil

Answer 2

Canola is a low erucic acid rapeseed, containing less than 2 percent erucic acid in contrast to the 45 percent erucic acid in rapeseed from which canola was developed

Question 3

what is erucic acid

Answer 3

Erucic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid that imparts a bitter taste to the rapeseed oil and meal and, at one time, was believed to increase risk of heart disease in humans

Question 4

what are modern cultivators low in

Answer 4

Modern cultivars are also low in thioglucosides (glucosinolates).

Question 5

what is thioglucosides

Answer 5

Thioglucosides are toxic anti-nutritional sulphur compounds

Question 6

what are the physical characteristics of conola seed

Answer 6

The canola seed is small, round and black, yellow-brown or yellow

Question 7

how much oil is contained in a canola seed

Answer 7

The seed contains 45 percent oil

Question 8

what was a recent global production of canola oil

Answer 8

Global production of canola oil was just under seventy million tonnes in 2020

Question 9

how many tones of canola was produced in the worlds larges producer in recent years

Answer 9

the world’s largest producer, Canada, harvested eighteen million tonnes in 2020

Question 10

can canola be dehulled prior to oil extraction

Answer 10

The small canola seed cannot be effectively dehulled prior to oil extraction

Question 11

since The small canola seed cannot be effectively dehulled prior to oil extraction what does this mean

Answer 11

the meal produced from the hulls is a by-product of the extraction process

Question 12

what is the nutritional composition of canola meal

Answer 12

Canola meal is high in fibre and low in protein

Question 13

although the protein of canola meal is low why is it still good quality protein

Answer 13

the protein is high quality comprised of a good balance of nutritionally essential amino acids

Question 14

what cost more canola meal or soybean meal

Answer 14

Canola meal is lower in price than soybean meal

Question 15

what is the thought of canola meal when fed to animals

Answer 15

canola meal has a lower inclusion rate in feeds for beef, swine and poultry

Question 16

why is canola meal not a fan favourite for animal feeds

Answer 16

The meal contains glucosinolates and other negative factors that affect nutritional value, colour and palatability and limit inclusion rate in feed

Question 17

is canola meal or protein used for human consumption

Answer 17

Canola meal or protein is not currently used in the production of foodstuffs for human consumption.

Question 18

what is canola oil used for

Answer 18

Canola oil is considered to be a general purpose oil used in salads, as a frying oil, a food ingredient, in the production of margarines and shortenings and in biodiesel production

Question 19

is canola oil considered healthy? why or why not

Answer 19

The low saturated fatty acid content in canola oil supports its designation as a “healthy” vegetable oil

Question 20

what can happen if you refrigerate canola oil

Answer 20

Refrigeration can cause some precipitation of fat because of the oleic acid content, similar to that found in olive oil

Question 21

what much be done to liquid canola oil for oxidation instability and what is it due to

Answer 21

Liquid canola oil must be brush hydrogrenated to compensate for oxidative instability due to linolenic acid content.

Question 22

who has joined forced to work on canola and whats there goal

Answer 22

Plant breeders and genetic engineers have joined forces to continue the evolution of canola into a higher quality oilseed

Question 23

what new canola seeds are being produced

Answer 23

New fatty acid profiles, including lines high in saturates, very high in oleic acid or low in linolenic acid, have been developed, and new lower fibre, clear-seed-coated (so-called “yellow-seeded”) varieties are soon to be commercialized. High erucic acid varieties are currently in production. High erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) is grown under contract to supply demand for erucic acid used in the production of lubricants and plastics. In addition, canola-quality Oriental mustard (Brassica juncea) is under development

Question 24

what will the new varieties of canola help contribute to

Answer 24

This will make new, higher yielding varieties of canola with enhanced drought, heat, and disease resistance available.