Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).
What it is and why it counts
An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.
Where it turns up
Cottonseed oil appears in 6 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).
Products containing cottonseed oil
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Nabisco ritz crackers whole wheat 1x12.9 oz
Mondelez
NOVA group
4
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Shortbread cookies
Lorna Doone · 1.5 OZ (42 g)
NOVA group
4
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mini Nilla Wafers
Nilla · 11 oz
NOVA group
4
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Premium Original Saltine Crackers
Nabisco
NOVA group
4
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Fig Newtowns
Nabisco · 3 lb
NOVA group
4
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Coffee Creamer French Vanilla
Great Value
NOVA group
4