COTTONSEED OIL

Cottonseed oil is cooking oil from the seeds of cotton plants of various species that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil.
Cotton seed has a similar structure to other oilseeds such as sunflower seed, having an oil-bearing kernel surrounded by a hard outer hull; in processing, the oil is extracted from the kernel.
Cottonseed oil is used for salad oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, and similar products because of its flavor stability.
Cottonseed oil has traditionally been used in foods such as potato chips.
It is a popular frying oil for the restaurant and snack-food manufacturing industries.
It is also used in the production of edible food products such as cooking oils, salad oils, margarines and shortenings.

Category: Oils