Canola is one of the most important oilseed crops of the world, as its production over the last 10 years has grown much faster than any other source of edible vegetable oil.
1: Production and Seed Improvement.- 1 Rapeseed and Canola: Global Production and Distribution.- 2 North American Production of Canola.- 3 Agronomy of Canola in the United States.- 4 New Developments in Canola Research.- 5 The Role of Biotechnology in Canola/Rapeseed Research.- 2: Chemistry, Analysis, and Nutritional Effects.- 6 Canola Fatty Acids—An Ideal Mixture for Health, Nutrition, and Food Use.- 7 Stability of Canola Oil.- 8 Hydrogenation of Canola Oil.- 9 Glucosinolates: Structure—Properties—Function.- 10 Phytates in Canola/Rapeseed.- 11 Phenolic Acids and Tannins in Rapeseed and Canola.- 12 Carbohydrates of Canola and Rapeseed.- 13 Application of Near Infrared to the Analysis of Oil, Protein, Chlorophyll, and Glucosinolates in Canola/Rapeseed.- 3: Commercial Processing and New Developments.- 14 Commercial Processing of Canola and Rapeseed: Crushing and Oil Extraction.- 15 Further Processing of Canola and Rapeseed Oil.- 16 Enzyme Pretreatment to Enhance Oil Extractability in Canola.- 17 Removal of Glucosinolates and Other Antinutritients from Canola and Rapeseed by Methanol/Ammonia Processing.- 18 Ultrafiltration in Rapeseed Processing.- 19 Aqueous Enzymatic Processing of Rapeseed for Production of High Quality Products.