Side Effects
The oil has been shown to cause a lowered platelet count, which can lead to thrombocytopenia.
Erucic acid is considered to be a toxin, and its presence in the food supply is regulated. However, some of the early toxicological work was done on rats, before it was realized that some of the animal testing didn't adequately simulate human consumption; see the discussion of health concerns of erucic acid consumption and the effects on health of mustard oil consumption. Note that mustard oil is often used for cooking in South Asian countries.
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