Experiments on animals have pointed to the possibility that erucic acid, consumed in large quantities, may cause heart damage, although Indian researchers have published findings that call into question these conclusions and the implication that the consumption of mustard or rapeseed oil is dangerous.
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A study by Poulos published in 1994 found that Lorenzo's oil is of limited value in correcting the accumulation of saturated VLCFAs in the brain of patients with ALD . Comparative autopsies showed that treatment enriched erucic acid in plasma and tissues, but not in the brain.
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Mustard oil has about 60 % monounsaturated fatty acids ( 42 % erucic acid and 12 % oleic acid ); it has about 21 % polyunsaturated fats ( 6 % the omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid and 15 % the omega-6 linoleic acid ), and it has about 12 % saturated fats.
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Cronquist ), though they allow that the, " level in evolution is about the same . . . . " They also rejected any meaningful similarity between Limnanthaceae and Tropaeolaceae, as suggested by Dahlgren, who noted the shared possession of certain phytochemicals ( glucosinolate, myrosinase, erucic acid and eicosenoic acid ).
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One found that mustard oil had no protective effect on the heart, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid were outweighed by the harm of erucic acid, while another study found that mustard oil had a protective effect, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid outweighed the harm of erucic acid.
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One found that mustard oil had no protective effect on the heart, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid were outweighed by the harm of erucic acid, while another study found that mustard oil had a protective effect, and the authors reckoned that the benefits of alpha-linolenic acid outweighed the harm of erucic acid.
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*Rapeseed The sentence, " Natural rapeseed oil contains erucic acid, which is mildly toxic to humans in large doses but is used as a food additive in smaller doses . " is taken verbatim from a source for the page without citation, http : / / www . biotechnologyonline . gov . au / foodag / weeds . cfm
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In 2003, Food Standards Australia set a provisional tolerable daily intake ( PTDI ) for an average adult of about 500 mg / day of erucic acid, extrapolated based on " the level that is associated with increased myocardial lipidosis in nursing pigs . " " There is a 120-fold safety margin between this level and the level that is associated with increased myocardial lipidosis in nursing pigs.
