Canola oil is the main ingredient in Canola Harvest® products. Canola oil's saturated fatty acids level is the lowest of any commonly consumed vegetable oil available on the market today. It is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, second only to olive oil, and also contains an appreciable amount of the essential fatty acids, linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid. "Clinical research has established that the fatty acid composition of canola oil is the most favourable of the vegetable oils and supports a beneficial role for canola oil as part of a nutritious diet."* *"Canada's Canola", 1994 Edition, rev-1995, Canola Council of Canada Canola is an edible oil which originated in Canada. Today, canola is grown and consumed around the world as a superior edible oilseed. The yellow flower of the canola plant is now synonymous with the Canadian prairie landscape. Growing two- to six-feet tall, the yellow flowers in turn produce seed pods about two inches long, similar in shape to pea pods. The seed pods are about one-fifth the size of pea pods and contain twenty or more tiny round black or brownish-yellow seeds. Each seed contains at least 40 percent oil, which is extracted to produce Canola Harvest® margarines and oils. For more information on canola, visit: The Canola Council of Canada at www.canola-council.org Visit www.canolainfo.org for recipes, consumer information and teacher resources.