Cottonseed Oil
<p ><b>Cottonseed oil</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_oil" title="Cooking oil" >cooking oil</a> extracted from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeds" title="Seeds" class="mw-redirect" >seeds</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_plant" title="Cotton plant" class="mw-redirect" >cotton plant</a> of various species, mainly <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium_hirsutum" title="Gossypium hirsutum" >Gossypium hirsutum</a></i> and<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium_herbaceum" title="Gossypium herbaceum" >Gossypium herbaceum</a></i>. Cotton grown for oil extraction is one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food#Development_and_application" title="Genetically modified food" >big four</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_crops" title="Genetically modified crops" class="mw-redirect" >genetically modified crops</a> grown around the world, next to soy, corn, and rapeseed (canola), mostly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto" title="Monsanto" >Monsanto</a> products.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup></p>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed" title="Cottonseed" class="mw-redirect" >Cotton seed</a> has a similar structure to other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseeds" title="Oilseeds" class="mw-redirect" >oilseeds</a> such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_seed" title="Sunflower seed" >sunflower seed</a>, having an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" title="Oil" >oil</a>-bearing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed" title="Seed" >kernel</a> surrounded by a hard outer hull; in processing, the oil is extracted from the kernel. Cottonseed oil is used for salad oil, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise" title="Mayonnaise" >mayonnaise</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salad_dressing" title="Salad dressing" class="mw-redirect" >salad dressing</a>, and similar products because of its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor" title="Flavor" >flavor</a> stability.<sup id="cite_ref-cottonseed.com_2-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil#cite_note-cottonseed.com-2" >[3]</a></sup> The cottonseed oil undergoes intensive treatment after extraction to reduce the level of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypol" title="Gossypol" >gossypol</a> found in untreated cottonseed oil, the consumption of which may produce undesirable side effects.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonseed_oil#cite_note-3" >[4]</a></sup></p>