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Wiki is not a great source these days but even this paints an ugly picture.

Totally agree with your point. But to be fair, rapeseed oil is less common than its relative canola oil. The rapeseed wiki article says "Canola oil is limited by government regulation to a maximum of 2% erucic acid by weight in the US[4] and the EU,[5] with special regulations for infant food. These low levels of erucic acid do not cause harm in humans.[4][6]".

I didn't look at the references but I'm skeptical of their claim that 2% does no harm.

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Telluride 1y ago

Let me be clear. Its not a “relative” Canola and rapeseed are the EXACT same thing. They only changed the name because people my age knew it was toxic to eat.

Eat it or don’t idc, but its horrible for you.

Adam 1y ago

It's the same family but a different cultivar, bred specifically to reduce the toxicity. Regardless, they're both horrible. Sorry for saying "relative"; cultivar is the more accurate term.