Discover Delicious Ways to Enjoy Flax
Flax is a versatile ingredient that can be easily added to a variety of dishes for a nutritious boost.
Hello Canola Recipe Database
Looking to eat healthier? Canola oil is a heart-healthy, affordable option with plenty of uses in the kitchen. It’s low in saturated fat and high in plant-based omega-3 fats.
CanolaInfo Recipe Library
Heart-healthy, nutritious recipes developed to profile the versatility of Canadian canola oil.
Culinary Oil Smoke Point Chart
Canola is a stable oil that does not break down at high temperatures, ideal for sautéing, stir frying, deep frying and other high heat culinary needs. Its smoke point, the temperature at which it begins to smoke and degrade, is one of the highest of all cooking oils at 242°C/468°F. High-oleic canola oil is even more stable, with a smoke point of 246°C/475°F – higher than almost all other food oils.
Comparison of Dietary Fats Chart
Dietary fat, in moderation, is needed to provide energy and help absorb fat-soluble vitamins. Increasingly, it has become apparent that the type of fat in the diet is important. Certain fats such as omega-3 and omega-6 fats are essential for good nutrition and must be consumed as part of a healthy diet.
Although different types of oil have the same number of calories per tablespoon, canola oil provides more of the healthy fats than any other common cooking and salad oil.
Processing Canola
The process for turning canola seed into oil and meal is similar to how other oilseeds are processed. Seed is preconditioned and pressed to separate the oil from the solids. Further refining and processing create finished canola products, ready for the market or further processing.
Canola Oil Research Directory
This directory provides links to nutritional research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals since canola was developed over several decades ago. All are human studies, with the exception of those related to cancer conditions. For these conditions, cell culture and animal studies were included because human cancer study data is limited to date.
Solid Fat to Oil Conversion Chart
Canola oil is light, clear and has a mild flavor ideal for baked goods. It blends easily with other ingredients to produce a moist product with soft texture. Reduce trans and saturated fats in your baking by replacing the solid fat or melted solid fat with liquid canola oil. Not only will you reduce the total fat by up to 25%, but you will also replace the solid fat with liquid canola oil, which is lower in saturated fats and contains no trans fat.
Canadian Food Focus Recipe Database
Including heart-healthy, nutritious recipes developed that profile Saskatchewan oilseeds.
Early Flax History
The people of Neolithic times depended on numerous plants and animals for their continued survival. Knowledge of these resources had come to them through observation, experimentation and from information provided to them by their ancestors.
Canola Digest
A joint publication of the provincial canola grower groups and the Canola Council of Canada. Mailed quarterly to all Saskatchewan canola growers.