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April 17 • 2008
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ong deemed a kosher veg-
etable oil by the Jewish com-
munity, cottonseed oil fits the
bill for Passover.
It contains no animal byproducts
and originates from the cottonseed
rather than one of the five grains that
are forbidden during Passover: oats,
wheat, barley, rye and spelt. Legumes
also are forbidden.
Rabbi Zushe Blech, the author of
Kosher Food Production and admin-
istrator of EarthKosher Kosher
Certification Services, notes that cot-
tonseed oil offers several direct advan-
tages in the kosher market.
"First, it is a domestic oil and is not
subject to the potential significant
kosher issues relating to the shipment
of tropical oils that also may transport
animal fats:' he says. "Second, most
opinions approve its use for Passover,
a status not enjoyed by soy, corn and
canola oils!'
Menachem Lubinsky, president of
Lubicom Marketing Consulting, and
editor-in-chief of KosherToday.com, a
trade publication for the kosher food
industry, notes that kosher-certified
products are becoming increasingly
popular with the mainstream con-
sumer."Kosher
. represents quality and
safety:' he says. "More than 11 million
consumers buy kosher products in
the United States, and that number is
growing annually by 15 percent."
John Fricke of Planters Cottonseed
Mill in Pine Bluff, Ark., which produc-
es 100 million pounds of cottonseed
oil each year, says most oil mills turn-
ing out kosher oil do so exclusively.
"Kosher consumers want kosher oil,
and non-kosher consumers are reas-
sured with the safety and quality of
the oil that is kosher;' he said."It's a
win-win."
To earn official kosher certification,
explains Scott Middleton of Delta Oil
Mill in Jonestown, Miss., many cot-
tonseed oil mills are supervised by
rabbis affiliated with a certification
organization like the Orthodox Union,
the largest and most well known of
the nearly 900 agencies and individu-
als certifying kosher products.
"A rabbi tours our facility and care-
fully checks the storage tanks to be
sure no outside materials have come
in contact with the oil manufacturing
process," he says.
According to Ben Morgan, executive
director of the National Cottonseed
Products Association in Cordova,
Tenn, "We're seeing an increased
interest in cottonseed oil not only as
a kosher food, but as a healthy, trans-
free ingredient for food manufactur-
ing and the foodservice industry.
"Because of its natural stability,
cottonseed oil does not require hydro-
genation — the process that produces
artificial trans-fats."
The National Cottonseed Products
Association is the trade association
for the cottonseed processing indus-
try. In addition to the U.S. cottonseed
crushing industry, association mem-
bership includes refiners who process
cottonseed oil into semi-finished and
finished products, dealers and brokers
who market it and others that provide
goods and services to the industry. CJ