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The neutralization of cotton-seed oil for edible purposes

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Cotton-<strong>seed</strong> Oil Characteristics.<br />

Cotton-<strong>seed</strong> <strong>oil</strong> is a mixture <strong>of</strong> several<br />

glycerides <strong>of</strong> different chemical and physic-<br />

al properties. <strong>The</strong>se glycerides in the aggre-<br />

gate produce the characteristics <strong>of</strong> the <strong>oil</strong> it«<br />

self. <strong>The</strong> absence <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> these, changes the<br />

property <strong>of</strong> the <strong>oil</strong>.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>oil</strong> is present in the cells <strong>for</strong>ming the<br />

<strong>seed</strong> embryo. This <strong>oil</strong> is the food <strong>of</strong> the em-<br />

bryo during the early stages <strong>of</strong> develope-<br />

ment when it cannot get food from outside sour-<br />

ses<br />

Cotton-<strong>seed</strong> <strong>oil</strong> is a semi-drying <strong>oil</strong>, as it<br />

is intermediate in the readiness with which<br />

it absorbs oxygen. This is due to the presence<br />

<strong>of</strong> the glycerides <strong>of</strong> the unsaturated fatty<br />

acids which are present in the <strong>oil</strong>. <strong>The</strong> <strong>oil</strong><br />

also contains the glycerides <strong>of</strong> the unsatur-<br />

ated hydroxy acids, varying amounts <strong>of</strong> col-<br />

oring matter, to gether with complex and un-<br />

stable nitrogonous compounds. <strong>The</strong> specific

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