Description
Rapeseed oil is a seed oil, like sunflower or corn oil.
It comes from the seeds of a plant from the mustard/cabbage family.
Its flowers are bright yellow and turn fields into a sea of gold when in bloom.
Rapeseed is grown in the UK and comes in refined and unrefined (often labelled as ‘cold-pressed’) forms.
Refined rapeseed oil — meaning it has been processed to remove flavour compounds — has a higher smoke point. This makes it more heat‑tolerant and means it’s suitable for higher‑temperature cooking such as frying, searing and roasting.
Look on the labels of regular ‘vegetable oil’ and you’ll often find it’s 100 per cent rapeseed oil, so this can be a healthy, cheap option.
Save the more expensive, flavourful cold-pressed varieties for drizzling on salads.
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