Two inventors from Madison, WI, Juan Enrique Romero Lanuza, and John Lawrence Sernyk, obtained US patent 6169190 for their discovery “Oil of Brassica napus” early January. This is an improvement over their 1999 patent 5965755.

The only other firm active in this technology is Cargill Inc.

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Abstract:



    Oil produced from the seed of Brassica napus plant has an oleic acid content of 71.4-77.4% and a linoleic acid content of no more than 3%. The oil is useful in food and industrial applications. The oil has substantially improved oxidative stability relative to normal rapeseed oil, when both are identically treated with antioxidant.


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Oil produced from the seed of Brassica napus, said oil having an oleic acid content of from about 71.4% to about 77.4% and a linolenic acid content of no more than about 3%.

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