Rapeseeds

The small dark seeds of Brassica napus that feed the world’s rapeseed and canola oil industry. At roughly forty percent oil, they are crushed by pressing followed by solvent extraction, leaving the protein meal for feed. The low-erucic, low-glucosinolate types travel as canola seed, a identity-preserved crop commanding premiums. Breeders transformed a once-industrial oilseed into a leading edible oil through decades of selection. Buyers specify oil content, moisture, chlorophyll, and freedom from weed seeds and mycotoxins. Identity-preserved supply chains keep specialty varieties separate from commodity grain.