Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum, that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil. Cottonseed has a similar structure to other oilseeds such as sunflower seed, having an oil-bearing kernel surrounded by a hard outer hull; in processing, the oil is extracted from the kernel. Cottonseed oil is used for salad oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, and similar products because of its flavor stability

The chief uses of Cottonseed Oil are for cooking, salad oil, shortening and margarin, with small ercentages used as a carrying agent for fortifiers and vitamins, and a moderate amount for the manufacture of soap.

Cottonseed Oil is the refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of cultivated plants of various varieties of Gossypium hirsutum Linn‚ or of other species of Gossypium (Fam Malvaceae).