Safety of Low Gossypol Cottonseed Kernels

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe safety of low gossypol raw, cooked, or roasted cottonseed kernels ground into flour was determined. Growing females utilized cooked or roasted cottonseed more efficiently than raw cottonseed or control diet. The percentages of pups alive at birth surviving to 4 days were significantly higher for rats fed raw or cooked cottonseed than roasted cottonseed. There were no significant differences observed in average body weight at parturition, at weaning time of dams or weight of offspring due to diet. No detrimental effects due to feeding cottonsed at 20% of the diet were observed.