Patent ID: 8716555

Claim:
A process for producing cottonseed oil comprising the steps of (i) obtaining cottonseed of the species Gossypium hirsutum , wherein in the oil of the cottonseed 72% to 88% by weight of the total fatty acid content is oleic acid, 4% to 16% by weight of the total fatty acid content is palmitic acid and 4% to 15% by weight of the total fatty acid content is linoleic acid, and wherein the cottonseed has a reduced level of each of cotton FAD2-1 protein, cotton FatB-2 protein, and cotton CPA-FAS-2 protein relative to the level of cotton FAD2-1 protein, cotton FatB-2 protein, and cotton CPA-FAS-2 protein, respectively, in cottonseed of cotton variety Coker when grown under the same conditions; (ii) extracting the oil from the cottonseed; and (iii) recovering the cottonseed oil.