As stated,
Canola is the GMO version of rape seed.
Rape seed is the nonGMO version.
(by the way, Canola was developed in Canada. The name derives from CANada and OiL + (A))
Originally Canola oil was developed for developing countries as cheap way to grow oil from a very fast growing , but inedible, rape seed plant. Patents were filed by the Canadian government but never reinforced and remain open to this day. It was a humanitarian effort.
I draw the line when GMO means cross species genetic modifications which was originally not the case with Canola. The GMO techniques used to create canola was basically an accelerated means to cross breeding. Today some rapeseed oil are developed by crossbreeding rather then genetic modifications mostly for the EU.
Luc H
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