Rapeseed oil (canola in North America) is the healthiest all-purpose cooking oil for UK consumers. It has the best omega-6:omega-3 ratio of any common cooking oil (~2:1), is high in monounsaturated oleic acid (~62%), provides ALA omega-3, and has a high smoke point (~230°C) in refined form. Cold-pressed British rapeseed oil also provides vitamin E and polyphenols and has a pleasant, slightly nutty flavour.
Use refined rapeseed oil as your primary all-purpose cooking oil; use cold-pressed as a finishing oil and salad dressing oil. It is the UK-produced equivalent of canola and is nutritionally superior to sunflower or corn oil for everyday use.
Where Oil, rapeseed Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
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