cottonseed oil

Definition of cottonseed oil

: a pale yellow semidrying fatty oil that is obtained from the cottonseed and is used chiefly in salad and cooking oils and after hydrogenation in shortenings and margarine

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Recent Examples on the Web Soybean oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil, and safflower oil. — Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, "What Foods You Can (and Can't!) Eat on the Paleo Diet," 19 Nov. 2020 But cottonseed oil is still one of the most widely consumed edible oils in the country. — Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Crisco Made Americans Believers in Industrial Food," 3 Feb. 2012 For decades, Crisco had only one ingredient, cottonseed oil. — Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Crisco Made Americans Believers in Industrial Food," 3 Feb. 2012 Smear brisket with cottonseed oil and place on top of vegetables in pan and roast 20 minutes, uncovered. — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, "Make-ahead beef brisket makes holiday prep easier," 13 Sep. 2019 Right now, about 5 percent of those seeds get planted, according to the National Cotton Council of America, and the rest is used, in various forms, for livestock feed, fertilizer, and cottonseed oil, which people can and do consume. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Apparently, it tastes like hummus.," 19 Oct. 2018 The first edible oil in the U.S. was cottonseed oil. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "Good fats, bad fats, and why the ketogenic diet matters," 13 July 2018 Eventually, Procter & Gamble made Crisco, which is crystalized cottonseed oil. — Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, "Good fats, bad fats, and why the ketogenic diet matters," 13 July 2018

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“Cottonseed oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottonseed%20oil. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

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