Rapeseed
Plant species grown for its oil-rich seed / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Brassica napus" redirects here. For another cultivar of the same species grown for its root, see Rutabaga.
Similar Brassica plants used in cooking as leafy greens, and also called rape may include rapini and choy sum.
Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of erucic acid. The term "canola" denotes a group of rapeseed cultivars that were bred to have very low levels of erucic acid and which are especially prized for use as human and animal food. Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and the second-largest source of protein meal in the world.[2][3]
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Rapeseed | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Brassica |
Species: | B. napus |
Binomial name | |
Brassica napus | |
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