• What is cottonseed oil (CSO)?
  • The worldwide cottonseed production in 2019¨C2020 was 43 million metric ton (Kumar et al. 2022). Cottonseed oil (CSO) is the by-product of cotton manufacturer; extracted from the decorticated and delinted cottonseed for their used as edible oil and industrial applications (Orhevba and Efomah 2012; Shah 2017).
  • What is the history of cottonseed oil industry in India?
  • In India traditionally, the cottonseed utilisation has been as an animal feed and it was in 1914 that Indian Oil Company established the first cottonseed oil mill at Navsari. Since then the Indian cottonseed oil industry has come a long way. 1. Cotton Production (Lakh bales) 2. Cottonseed Production (@333Kg/bale) (Lakh tonnes) 3.
  • What is the difference between cotton oil and cottonseed oil?
  • Cotton (Gossypium sp.) is a commercially important annual fiber crop; cottonseed oil (CSO) is an important product extracted from one of the byproducts of cottonseeds. Oil yield varies with cotton species, places, and season when cotton grown and extraction methods used for oil extraction.
  • How much oil does cottonseed produce?
  • Processing cottonseed with a combination of extrusion cooking and Expeller? pressing can reduce oil residuals to less than 6% while minimizing toxins. One ton of crushed cottonseed yields about 45% meal, 27% hull, 16% crude oil, and 8% linters.
  • How is cottonseed processed after extrusion?
  • After extrusion, cottonseed can be fed into a screw press like the Anderson Oil Expeller?, which uses physical force to separate the oil from the solid meal. Processing cottonseed with a combination of extrusion cooking and Expeller? pressing can reduce oil residuals to less than 6% while minimizing toxins.
  • When did the cottonseed industry start?
  • Cottonseed processing industry made its beginnings with the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, that led to the availability of large supplies of cottonseed possible, but it was in the early twentieth century only that cottonseed was utilised in commercial quantities for production of oil and other cottonseed products.