-
October 2008 is National Cotton Gin
History Month
Join us as we raise our glasses to the late inventor, Eli Whitney, whose invention in 1794 not only changed what our nation wears, it changed what it eats. Derived from the oil-dense seed of the cotton plant, cottonseed oil is America’s original vegetable oil. Two centuries after this premium cooking oil replaced lard as the preferred fat for baking and frying, it is being rediscovered as a healthy, trans-free cooking oil by restaurateurs, foodservice operators and manufacturers from coast to coast.
Click here to learn how companies are using cottonseed oil to make trans-fat free foods that taste great.
