Widely used as a cooking oil in most parts of the world, the market for cottonseed oil is expanding steadily. There are various reasons to the popularity of cottonseed oil, and the chief reason among them is that cottonseed oil is relatively cheaper oil as compared with other organic oils like olive oil or canola oil. Besides this, cottonseed oil is a healthy choice of cooking medium since it is good for the heart, doesn't contain cholesterol and doesn't have to go through the process of hydrogenation. In addition, the food that is cooked in cottonseed oil has a longer shelf life, and hence is a preferred medium of cooking. Also, cottonseed oil has a good amount of antioxidants in it, therefore it is healthy to consume. Cottonseed oil is used on a large scale in food and beverage products, due to which its consumption is soaring all over the world.