Canola oil used to be called RAPESEED oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons

  Olive oil comes from olive, grapeseed oil comes from grape seeds, peanut oil comes from peanuts and canola oil comes from... rapeseed. The plant known as "rape," from a Latin word for "turnip," is a domesticated crop in the widely cultivated Brassicaceae family (also known as the mustard family, the cabbage family, or the cruciferous vegetables). … Continue reading Canola oil used to be called RAPESEED oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons