Cottonseed oil is extracted from cottonseed. Cotton has long been known as nature’s unique food and fiber plant. It produces both food for man and feed for animals in addition to a highly versatile fiber for clothing, home furnishings, and industrial uses.Cottonseed oil has been a part of the American diet for well over a century. Until the 1940’s, it was the major vegetable oil produced in the United States. Now, with annual production averaging more than 1 billion pounds, Cottonseed oil ranks third in volume behind soybean and corn oil representing about 5-6% of the total domestic fat and oil supply.

Cottonseed oil is extracted from cottonseed. Cotton has long been known as nature’s unique food and fiber plant. It produces both food for man and feed for animals in addition to a highly versatile fiber for clothing, home furnishings, and industrial uses.Cottonseed oil has been a part of the American diet for well over a century. Until the 1940’s, it was the major vegetable oil produced in the United States. Now, with annual production averaging more than 1 billion pounds, Cottonseed oil ranks third in volume behind soybean and corn oil representing about 5-6% of the total domestic fat and oil supply.