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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
CONT

After cultivation and harvesting, seeds are sent to the mill, transported by lorries. The rapeseeds are crushed and pressed to extract the raw oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Oilseed Crops
DEF

An oil made from rapeseed and used as a lubricant and in foodstuffs.

OBS

[Canola] was developed in the early 1970s by [two] Canadian scientists ... The two researchers modified rapeseed to produce a highly nutritious, edible oil named canola (for Canada Oil Low Acid)

OBS

coleseed: The seed of Brassica campestris or Napus, var. oleifera, the source of 'rape' or 'sweet' oil; also the plant, cultivated for its seed.

OBS

colza: The French name of cole-seed.

Key term(s)
  • rapeseed oil
  • rape seed oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
OBS

[Le canola] a été mis au point au début des années 1970 par [deux] scientifiques canadiens [...] Les deux chercheurs ont modifié le colza pour obtenir une huile comestible fortement nutritive appelée canola (pour Canada Oil Low Acid).

OBS

canola : Ce nom désigne une marque déposée du Conseil canadien des producteurs de canola. Selon M. Dermine, réviseur à la Section de l'Agriculture, le terme «canola» seul est à éviter; cependant, selon d'autres auteurs, il désigne simplement une variété canadienne de colza. Son emploi est courant dans les textes canadiens et est aussi attesté dans quelques sites français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
DEF

Aceite extraído de las semillas de la colza (Brasica campestris). Fundamentalmente está constituido por glicéridos del ácido erúcico (40%). Se emplea en la fabricación de lubricantes, como combustible, en el tratamiento térmico de los aceros y en alimentación.

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