Cottonseed Cooking Oil (RB) (214)

January 1, 2019 Ingredients Statement The refined cottonseed oil produced by PYCO Industries, Inc. is pure cottonseed oil; however, the PYCO Laboratory monitors the quality of the first refined cottonseed oil produced by the plant in order to determine the amount of citric acid to add to the oil prior to the bleaching process; this inclusion rate has generally been 30 to 50 PPM. A slurry mix of citric acid and bleaching clay is added to the oil in stream, the citric acid activating the bleaching clay. This mix removes impurities such as any heavy metals and any chlorophyll that may be present in the oil by attaching to the impurity. The bleaching clay, citric acid, and undesirable impurities are removed with screens acting as filters in the bleaching unit. The refined and bleached cottonseed oil is then forwarded on to the deodorizer for the final process of refining. An additional 30 to 50 PPM of citric acid are added to the refined, bleached, and deodorized cottonseed oil to enhance the flavor of the oil and to act as an antioxidant to help preserve the quality of the oil during transit. Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) and Dimethyl Polysiloxane (DMS) are available to customers; however, these two additives are included only upon request by the customer. Regards, John Chisum VP of Marketing

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