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Does canola oil contain DHA and EPA?

Canola oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, but does it contain DHA and EPA? If so, is the amount sufficient if you consume 100ml of canola oil per day?

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Answer

The Omega-3 found in Canola oil is ALA.

ALA converts to EPA/DHA in the body at a rate of 9%, which is pretty inefficient.

This means that Canola oil has a ratio of Omega 6 to EPA/DHA of about 1:20 instead of 1:2 like often advertised.

If you have 0 other sources of Omega 3 in your diet, you would benefit from this. But I would highly suggest you don’t go about drinking Canola oil on purpose on a daily basis.

Not only is it already added to pretty much any food that comes in a package, but you will be consuming inordinate amounts of Omega 6, which the average American already has a huge problem with (average ratio is 1:20 in the Standard American Diet)

You will cause yourself problems with inflammation from the *excess* Omega 6 long before you see benefits of the Omega 3, and if you aren’t buying cold-pressed / expeller-pressed and you just buy whatever they have at the store, you are likely buying a very oxidized garbage product that isn’t going to contribute to your health at all.

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TLDR: Please do not just drink Canola oil. Eat seeds and nuts for Omega 6 and fish/algae for Omega 3.

Answer

Not yet.

It’s in development. May be available in a year, but not for direct human consumption.

It’s huge. Like a new green revolution.

https://www.cargill.com/2019/cargills-sustainable-plant-based-alternative-to-omega-3-fish-oil

https://nutriterraomega3.com/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/847114

https://crisco.com/product/canola-oil-and-omega-3-dha/

https://nutriterraomega3.com/omega-3-innovation/

https://nuseed.com/nuseed-omega-3-canola-completes-food-and-feed-safety-study/

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/2019/sa-08/ge-canola

https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/smart-scientists/hearthealth.html

https://www.merlofarminggroup.com/cargill-basf-developing-omega-3-rich-canola

https://www.cargill.com/2019/cargills-sustainable-plant-based-alternative-to-omega-3-fish-oil

https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/news/dow-develops-and-tests-canola-oil-high-in-omega-3-fatty-acids/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329261678_Update_on_GM_canola_crops_as_novel_sources_of_omega-3_fish_oils

https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.3585.pdf?origin=ppub

https://www.realagriculture.com/2016/07/dow-scientists-report-breakthrough-in-canola-engineered-as-omega-3-alternative-to-fish-oil/

https://thefishsite.com/articles/nofima-has-found-new-sources-of-omega-3-for-fish-feed

https://www.saskcanola.com/research-project-articles/drew-replacing-fish-oil-in-aquaculture-diets-using-a-mixture-of-canola-and-algae-oil

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