Claims
- 1. Oil from the seed of Brassica napus, said oil having an oleic:linolenic aid ratio value of from about 34.0 to about 55.3.
- 2. The oil as defined by claim 1, wherein said oleic:linoleic acid ratio value is from about 36.5 to about 51.3.
- 3. The oil as defined by claim 1, further comprising an effective oxidative stabilizing amount of at least one antioxidant, said oil having a substantially improved ASTM D2272 Rotary Bomb Oxidation Test value relative to normal rapeseed oil also treated with said at least one antioxidant.
- 4. The oil as defined by claim 3, wherein said at least one antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of hindered phenols and metal deactivators.
- 5. The oil as defined by claim 4, further wherein said at least one antioxidant is di-tertiary-butylphenol.
- 6. The oil as defined by claim 4, further wherein said metal deactivator is a triazole-containing metal deactivator.
- 7. The oil as defined by claim 6, wherein said triazole-containing metal deactivator is selected from the group consisting of tolyltriazole and the reaction product of tolyltriazole, an aldehyde, and an amine.
- 8. The oil as defined by claim 4, further wherein said at least one antioxidant is a combination of di-tertiary-butylphenol and a triazole-containing antioxidant.
- 9. The oil as defined by claim 1, wherein said oil is produced from seed of a Brassica napus variety having all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of the Brassica napus variety having ATCC accession number 75560.
- 10. Oil produced from the seed of Brassica napus, said oil hat an (oleic+linoleic)/linolenic acid ratio value of from about 41.2 to about 63.9, and a combined linoeic+liuolenic acid content of no more than about 18.7.
- 11. The oil as defined by claim 10, wherein said (oleic+linoleic)/linolenic acid ratio value is from about 44.1 to about 59.6.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/135,105 filed on Oct. 12, 1993, now abandoned.
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