Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Aug 17, 2021.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant after the cotton lint has been removed. It must be refined to remove gossypol, a naturally occurring toxin that protects the cotton plant from insect damage. Cottonseed oil has a high ratio of saturated fat, and in the diet may be a poor choice over olive or canola oil. Cottonseed oil contains about 26% saturated fatty acids (primarily palmitic and some stearic). Cottonseed oil may also contain traces of pesticides used when farming cotton crops. Cottonseed oil is a favorite for mayonnaise, salad dressing, and other food products because of its flavor stability. Cotton oil is also one of the big four (soy, corn, canola and cotton) genetically modified crops grown around the world.[1]
Top medications with this excipient
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended Release (SR) 150 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 150 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride Extended-Release (XL) 300 mg
- Entacapone 200 mg
- Flecainide Acetate 150 mg
- Levetiracetam Extended Release 500 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 100 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 50 mg
- Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release 25 mg
- Metronidazole 500 mg
- Metronidazole 500 mg
- Oxybutynin Chloride Extended-Release 10 mg
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 8 mEq (600 mg)
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 10 mEq (750 mg)
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 10 mEq (750 mg)
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 8 mEq (600 mg)
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 8 mEq (600 mg)
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Extended-Release 3.75 mg
- Tiagabine Hydrochloride 4 mg
- Tiagabine Hydrochloride 12 mg
References
- Welch, Holme & Clark Co., Inc. FDA Registered Refined Cottonseed Oil, All Natural cGMP. Cottonseed Oil refined; N.F. Accessed March 30, 2014. http://www.welch-holme-clark.com/cottonseed_oil_spec.html
Further information
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