Cottonseed oil is cooking oil from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum, that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil.
Can you buy cottonseed oil in Canada?
Cottonseed oil in Canada must be pressed from the seed of the Gossypium plant. As a single-source vegetable oil, 100% cottonseed oil must appear as "cottonseed oil" on the labels of any products sold.
What happened to cottonseed oil?
Cottonseed oil and production continued to decline throughout the mid- and late 20th century.
What is black cottonseed used for?
Once they have been delinted and dehulled, the small black cottonseeds contain about 30% fat and the oil is used in everything from potato chips to computer screens. Hulls can be used as roughage to supplement animal feed, and mulch, or burned to power oil mills, producing ashes that can be bleached to produce lye for making soap.