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Rapeseed oil contains very high levels of erucic acid, which in large amounts can be toxic to humans.

However, canola oil — a contraction of “Canadian” and “ola,” which means oil — is bred to be low in erucic acid.

It can’t contain more than 2 percent erucic acid; in 2017, the average level was only 0.01 percent.

This is mainly a reaction to myths that have circulated on the Internet about its perils; they are based on the misperception that the oil is made from rapeseed, which contains high levels of erucic acid, a compound that can be toxic to humans.

The canola plant was developed by natural crossbreeding from the rapeseed plant, and contains very low levels of erucic acid.