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Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed Oil
Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed Oil
Low concern
Low erucic acid rapeseed oil (canola oil) is GRAS in the U.S. when erucic acid content is below 2%.
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What it is
Rapeseed (canola) oil with erucic acid content limited to <2% (FDA) or <2% (EU).
Cooking oil; food ingredient.
Why it's flagged
- high omega-6 if not balanced
- erucic acid limit must be enforced
What regulators actually say
"Low erucic acid rapeseed oil is the fully refined, bleached, and deodorized fixed oil... containing no more than 2 percent erucic acid."
"The CONTAM Panel established a TDI of 7 mg/kg body weight per day for erucic acid."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS 21 CFR 184.1555 (≤2% erucic acid)
European Union — EFSA
Authorized; erucic acid TDI 7 mg/kg bw/day
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