Is Canola flower grown in india and is it tapped commercially and what is its Hindi name.?

In India, canola is uncommon, but other species such as Brassica juncea, Brassica nigra and Sinapis alba are widely used for oil extraction.


Canola is the acronym for the Canadian Oil Low Acid crop, developed in 1974, by the Canadian plant breeders from the oil seed rape, genetically modified by conventional techniques, to make it fit for human consumption. Canola is very low in erucic acid (about one per cent), and glucosinolates (30 μ mol/g). It is considered a healthy edible oil as it contains about 70 per cent of monounsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid, more than most other edible oils. Canola seed cake can be used as cattle and poultry feed. People miscall it as Rai in Hindi.
Is Canola flower grown in india and is it tapped commercially and what is its Hindi name.?
Canola/Rapeseed is farmed in Northern and Eastern India and tapped commercially for what is known as Rapeseed oil, which is a used as a cooking medium. There is a difference between Rapeseed oil and Canola oil. While the former contains significant amounts of a poisonous substance called erucic acid, the latter contains only traces of the same. In fact Canola oil has been developed through hybridisation of Rapeseed.


References to oilseed rape, called Sarson were found in ancient Sanskrit writings as early as 2000 B.C. The variety Brassica Campestris is thought to be the oldest variety of rapes and mustards grown in India.White Teeth