Guest guest Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Depending on how much trust you put in the Canola Council, the oil isn't tainted by the genetic modification. They say they following ( http://www.canolacouncil.org/canola_oil_the_truth.aspx ): Q: Was canola developed using genetic engineering? A: Canola was developed using traditional plant breeding techniques, so it was not developed using biotechnology. However, about 80% of the canola grown in Canada has now been modified using biotechnology to make it tolerant to some herbicides. Using these specific herbicides has reduced the amount of chemical needed for weed control in the fields. Remember - the canola plant has been modified, not the oil. So canola oil from the herbicide tolerant plant is exactly the same safe and healthy oil as canola oil from conventional plants. The modification has been made to only one canola gene and it is a protein. Processing removes all proteins from canola oil. That means canola oil made from GM seed is conventional canola oil. Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > >Awesome, thanks! I've seen a lot of posts about > >sunflower and safflower oil and I found some good sources for those. > > I've used safflower and sunflower, also olive > oil, also expeller pressed coconut oil for a number of things. > > Some people get more finicky about it, and if > there's a reason to, you can dig into it. But > those oils are all what got me through my first several years of SCD. > > Elaine didn't recommend canola oil because it was > derived from a gene-modified crop. > > > � Marilyn > New Orleans, Louisiana, USA > Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 > Darn Good SCD Cook > No Human Children > Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund > Babette the Foundling Beagle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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