Erucic Acid

: A crystalline fatty acid C22H42O2 found in the form of glycerides especially in rapeseed oil.

Erucic acid is also known as cis-13-Docosenoic acid. Canola is a special variety of rapeseed oil that contains between 0.5% and 1% erucic acid, or less.

Erucic acid is used to produce emollients , surfactants, and other chemicals. Erucic has been shown to have a variety of health impacts in studies, and foods containing large amounts of erucic acid are considered unfit for human consumption in many countries. It is used in Lorenzo's oil .

(For more information see unsaturated fatty acids).

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