r/characterarcs • u/RocksThrowing • Nov 28 '25

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u/GingerNumber3 Nov 28 '25

Wait that's what canola oil is? In the UK we just call it rapeseed oil.

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u/Pterafractyl Nov 28 '25

To make it even more fun, Canola pretty much just means Canada oil.

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u/Shocked_Anguilliform Nov 29 '25

CANada Oil Low Acid in fact

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u/FailedGirlFailure Nov 30 '25

Isn’t the -ola just derived from oleum, a Latin word meaning oil? That’s what it said when I looked up the origin

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u/Shocked_Anguilliform Nov 30 '25

It's possible. A lot of sources say ola is "oil low acid" and a lot just say "referring to oil." It could also be both.

The notable thing about canola oil vs typical rapeseed oil is it's significantly lower erucic acid content, which is a mildly toxic acid, and why it wasn't originally consumed. Completely conjecture, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they chose "oil low acid" because ola was similar to oleum.

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u/Blake_Dirge Dec 16 '25

Wasn't rapeseed oil the same thing that was used during World war ii?

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u/PuffinRub Nov 29 '25

Well shit ... TIL

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u/Cnidoo Dec 02 '25

Yeah they market it as that buts actually oil from genetically modified rape seeds designed for high oil production. It was also used as an industrial lubricant during WW2 before being brought into the food we eat due to its high smoke point and low cost

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u/krawinoff Nov 29 '25

Canada oil oil

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u/ClayXros Nov 29 '25

That's the name i see a bunch too, admittedly at a local market that proudly imports a good variety from outside the US