• Sobiya. R.A.
• R. Ponsankaran
• Dr. T. Indhumathi

Cottonseed is used either for oil production or as animal feed but it can also used as a protein rich source for humans. Cotton seed protein, a plant-based protein aids to treat protein malnutrition in large extent. The common cultivated cotton species is Gossypium hirsutum (about 95%). Cottonseed proteins are rarely used for human consumption due to the presence of gossypol synthesized by the glands which cause adverse effects like hypokalemia and permanent sterility in humans and monogastric animals, which acts as phytoalexin in cotton plant. Various methods employed to remove the gossypol glands from cottonseeds like steaming, addition of ferrous sulphate, steaming after adding ferrous sulphate to the cottonseeds. Cottonseed milk powder was prepared from glanded cottonseed extracts and compared the protein content of glanded cottonseed milk powder and glanded crude cottonseed powder after degossypolizing in various methods and glandless cottonseed powder. Bradford method was employed to estimate protein content. Thus, Cottonseed meal can be turned into a high quality plant protein sources by the process called Degossypolization which can be ideal for human consumption.

Gossypium hirsututm, malnutrition, Plant protein source, and degossypolization

"COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN IN GLANDLESS AND DEGOSSYPOLIZED GLANDED (CRUDE AND MILK POWDER) OF COTTONSEED SPECIES OF GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.f676-f690, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105755.pdf

"COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN IN GLANDLESS AND DEGOSSYPOLIZED GLANDED (CRUDE AND MILK POWDER) OF COTTONSEED SPECIES OF GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppf676-f690, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105755.pdf