A Canadian Success Story

In the 1960s, Richard K. Downey, a plant breeder and a scientist of the Canadian Government, discovered how to convert what was known as “rapeseed” into a nutritious and delicious crop by breeding out any of its negative traits.

The resultant product came to be known as “Canola”—can for Canada, and ola because it sounded like oil. Canola plants produce vibrant yellow flowers which in turn produce pods. Within these pods are the much-coveted Canadian treasure of canola seeds which are crushed to collect the heart-healthy oil.

Today, canola is grown on 8.2 million hectares of beautiful Canadian farmland, with production having doubled in the past decade to meet global demand for the world’s healthiest cooking oil. And there is room to grow! Canada is a reliable, consistent source of Canody canola oil.

What’s more the reliability isn’t a matter of quantity of supply, alone. It comes from recognizing that Canadian quality is unmatched, and includes meeting strict quality standards, determined by government health agencies before being used as, or in, a food product.

Consumers know they can purchase Canody canola oil with confidence in its quality.

These strict quality standards are enforced by the world-renowned Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), which has been operating for nearly 100 years. Every canola grade is analyzed in the CGC's Grain Research Laboratory to verify that it has the processing qualities customers desire. And to make certain that all Canody canola-based products are safe, they're closely monitored by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Canola oil has won the “Product Acceptance Award” from the American College of Nutrition, and the “Health Product of the Year Award” from the American Health Foundation. And in October 2006 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that canola oil could bear the health claim of reducing the risk of coronary heart disease due to its unsaturated fat content.