Mustard oil is known to be a good cooking oil as it contains lowest amount of saturated fat amongst all edible oils in the market including soybean, canola and olive oil. However, the high content of undesirable erucic acid (>45%) in popular mustard, which can cause coronary heart disease, is a major concern for consumers.
Other developed countries including Japan, Australia and New Zealand imposed similar restrictions on the consumption of mustard oil with high erucic acid.