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Articles tagged with health

Canola Oil, How do I Love Thee? Let me Count the Ways …

September 30, 2020

By Angela Dansby

Canola oil, you are both healthful and useful, good for my heart and my cooking. Here are 10 reasons I love you … you are:

  1. Low in saturated fat. You have the least saturated fat of all culinary oils – less than half that of olive oil. No wonder the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a qualified health claim that just 1 1/2 tablespoons (14 grams) of you per day reduces the risk of heart disease when used in place of sources of saturated fat.
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High-Oleic Canola Oil Eligible for Heart-Healthy Claim

November 26, 2018

On Nov. 19, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a qualified health claim that consuming the monounsaturated fat oleic acid in edible oils, such as high-oleic canola oil, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. After reviewing available scientific evidence, the FDA now allows the use of the following two claims associating consumption of edible oils containing at least 70 percent of oleic acid per serving and reduced risk of heart disease:

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