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Cottonseed Oil
Cottonseed Oil
Also known as: cotton seed oil
Low concern
Refined cottonseed oil is FDA GRAS. Crude cottonseed oil contains gossypol (a toxic phenol) which is removed during refining.
Found in
11,632 products
What it is
Vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of cotton plants (Gossypium spp.).
Cooking oil; frying oil; component of margarines and shortenings.
Why it's flagged
- Gossypol in unrefined oil (toxic; removed by refining)
- Pesticide residues from cotton agriculture
- High omega-6 content
What regulators actually say
"Refined cottonseed oil... is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) when used in food in accordance with current good manufacturing practice."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as refined oil under 21 CFR 184.1555c
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as food ingredient
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