RESEARCH ARTICLE


Main Properties of Canola Oil Components: A Descriptive Review of Current Knowledge



Claudia Loganes1, Simonetta Ballali2, Clara Minto3, *
1 Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
2 ZETA Research Ltd, Trieste, Italy
3 Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy


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Abstract

Together with olive and soybean, canola is one of the most important and diffuse oilseed crops. Due to high oleic acid and antioxidant contents, canola oil shows positive effects on cholesterol, glycemic control, blood pressure and cancer. For these reasons, canola oil can be considered an important food-resource: future scientific research is expected to provide further evidence on adoption of canola oil as a standard dietary choice in healthy subjects as well as a therapeutic strategy in disease treatment.

Keywords: Antioxidants, Canola oil, Functional food, Human healthy, Oilseeds, Rapeseed.