Is corn oil genetically modified? Is rapeseed oil genetically modified?

Edible oil is a condiment that people cannot do without for their three meals a day. People usually like to buy corn oil or rapeseed oil for use, but they are worried that they have bought genetically modified food. So is corn oil genetically modified? Next, the editor will analyze this issue for you, and also let you know whether the rapeseed oil sold on the market is genetically modified.

Is corn oil genetically modified?

1. The corn oils currently sold in the domestic market include both genetically modified foods and non-genetically modified foods. Corn oils that are squeezed and purified from American Pioneer 335 corn as the main raw material are genetically modified foods. Such edible oils are not suitable for excessive consumption. If these genetically modified foods are consumed for a long time, it will reduce the quality of the human body and increase the incidence of some diseases.

2. If corn oil is made from corn produced mainly in mainland China and is squeezed and purified, it is non-GMO food because there is no record of GMO corn cultivation in China. However, the raw materials of many corn oil processing factories come from foreign regions such as South America, where most of the corn produced is GMO corn. The corn oil purified from them is GMO corn oil.

3. When buying corn oil, if you want to know whether it is genetically modified, you can carefully look at its outer packaging. Those non-genetically modified corn oils have clear markings on the outer packaging, with the words "non-genetically modified". Those genetically modified corn oils are not allowed to have such markings during processing and production. This is also the country's clear regulation on edible oil.

Is canola oil genetically modified?

Whether corn oil is genetically modified is a controversial topic, and when people buy it, if they only use their eyes to distinguish the quality of the oil, it is difficult to determine whether it is genetically modified. Therefore, rapeseed oil has replaced corn oil and become the most commonly used edible oil in people's lives. This edible oil is not genetically modified, because there is no record of genetically modified rapeseed fields cultivated in China. Therefore, the raw materials of rapeseed oil are all non-genetically modified rapeseed seeds. It is a non-genetically modified edible oil.