• What is cottonseed oil?
  • 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.
  • 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 is cottonseed oil extracted?
  • Cottonseed oil, like other vegetable oils, is extracted from the seed of the plant, through either mechanical processes such as crushing or pressing, or by chemical processes such as solvent extraction. Cottonseed oil is most commonly extracted commercially via solvent extraction.
  • 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 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).
  • Which countries produce the most cottonseed oil in the world?
  • In 2019, world production of cottonseed oil was 4.45 million tonnes, led by China and India with 56% combined of the total. The by-product of cotton processing, cottonseed was considered virtually worthless before the late 19th century.