Canola refers to both an
edible oil (also known as
canola oil) produced from the seed of any of several varieties of the
Brassicaceae family of plants, and to those plants, namely a
cultivar of
Brassica napus L.,
Brassica rapa subsp.
oleifera, syn.
B. campestris L. or
Brassica juncea. To be called canola, it must contain less than 2%
erucic acid and less than 30 micromoles
glucosinolates.