A Field of Canola

by Priscilla Burgers

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A Field of Canola

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Priscilla Burgers

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Photograph - Photography

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This field of canola was photographed in western Idaho. When sunlit, the small yellow flowers of canola plants are an extremely brilliant yellow. Canola plants are three to five feet tall. They produce pods from which seeds are harvested and crushed to create canola oil and meal. Canola seeds contain about 44 percent oil. They are similar in size to poppy seeds, though brownish-black in color.

Although they look similar, canola and rapeseed plants and oils are very different. Canadian scientists used traditional plant breeding in the 1960s to eliminate the undesirable components of rapeseed* and created "canola," a contraction of "Canadian" and "ola." Canola oil is prized for its heart-healthy properties with the least saturated fat of all culinary oils. Canola belongs to the same family as mustard, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Besides the U.S., it is grown in Canada and Australia, but canola oil is consumed all over the world. About 1.5 million acres are currently grown in the U.S., predominantly in North Dakota, but also in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon Washington and several other states.

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July 21st, 2014

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