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Canola Oil is extracted from a vegetable related to cabbage (Brassica family). The plant is knows as Rape and the oil-rich seeds, when processed produce Rapeseed oil. But its marketed as Canola oil as this sounds more appetizing. See Canola entry in Wiki

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