The mature seeds are brown ovoids weighing
about a tenth of a gram. By weight, they are 60% cotyledon, 32%
coat and 8% embryonic root and shoot. These are 20% protein, 20%
oil and 3.5% starch. Fibers grow from the seed coat to form a boll
of cotton lint.Cottonseed, seed of the cotton plant, important
commercially for its oil and other products. Cottonseed oil is used
in salad and cooking oils and, after hydrogenation, in shortenings
and margarine. The cake, or meal, remaining after the oil is
extracted is used in poultry and livestock feeds.Edible cotton
breakthrough may help feed the world. Cotton that has been
genetically engineered so its seed is no longer toxic could provide
protein-rich food for poor countries. The researchers say the
technology used could make other toxic plants safe to eat.Cotton
seeds are the seeds of the cotton plant. Cotton seeds are ovoid,
3.5-10 mm long. They are densely covered with white or rusty, long
and woolly hairs, called the lint, which is the main product used
to make cotton textiles, and shorter hairs (linters).Cottonseed
cake or cotton seed meal in flakes is the main product of cotton
seed crushing. Cottonseed Cake is produced in our plant in Livadia
from our own supplies after cotton's ginning process.Gossypol is a
toxic compound found in the cotton plant. This compound is
concentrated in the cottonseed but can also be found in other parts
of the plant such as hulls, leaves and stems. Gossypol exists in
two forms: free and bound. The free form is toxic, while the bound
form binds to proteins is not toxic.In the cotton ball diet, those
in search of a smaller waistline eat cotton balls soaked in juice
to curb their appetite and dramatically cut their daily calorie
intake. But eating cotton balls isn't just unappetizing. It's
potentially deadly.Some folks believe that the process of growing
cotton is a waste of natural resources, including land, since the
cotton plant does not produce food. In fact, one acre of cotton
produces about 25-30 gallons of edible cottonseed oil per acre. ...
On the food side, cottonseed is an important feed for cows.A cotton
boll contains 27 to 45 seeds and each seed grows between 10,000 and
20,000 hairs or fibers. Each fiber is a single cell, 3,000 times
longer than wide. The fibers develop in two stages.There are about
50 Gossypium species, making it the largest genus in the tribe
Gossypieae and new species continue to be discovered. The name of
the genus is derived from the Arabic word goz, which refers to a
soft substance. Cotton is the primary natural fibre used by modern
humans.
List of Foods With
Cottonseed Oils:
Several brands of mayonnaise use a cottonseed oil blend as the main
ingredient. ...
Pasta Sauce. ...
Blended vegetable oils and shortenings made for cooking will likely
contain cottonseed oil. ...
Many brands of margarine contain cottonseed
oil.
