Both canola and rapeseed belong to the cabbage or mustard family. The plants' flowers both have that characteristic bright yellow color, and you get oil from both of the seeds by crushing the plants. That said, they have a couple key genetic differences. read more
Key difference: Mustard and Canola plants are known vegetables whose mustard and rapeseeds are used to extract their respective oils. In botanical terms, both these plants belongs to the brassica family, viz. mustard seeds come form brassica juncea, while rapeseeds (canola) are from brassica rapus. read more