erucic acid
noun
eru·cic acid
i-ˈrü-sik- 
: a crystalline fatty acid C22H42O2 found in the form of glycerides especially in rapeseed oil
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This process created a new type of plant called canola that looks identical to the rapeseed plant but is free of toxic compounds called glucosinolates and erucic acid.
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 10 July 2024
High levels of erucic acid are observed in rapeseed oil, and although canola and rapeseed are cousins, canola is bred to have extremely low levels of the stuff.
—Ian Burke, Saveur, 10 Oct. 2018
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Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 10 July 2024
High levels of erucic acid are observed in rapeseed oil, and although canola and rapeseed are cousins, canola is bred to have extremely low levels of the stuff.
—Ian Burke, Saveur, 10 Oct. 2018
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“Erucic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erucic%20acid. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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erucic acid
noun
eru·cic acid
i-ˌrü-sik-
: a crystalline fatty acid C22H42O2 found in the form of glycerides especially in rapeseed oil
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