>I was asked today why there was a ban on feeding cotton meal and oil >to stock (the Japanese found residual pesticide in Australian beef) >but the oil was recommended for human cooking. (Not actually cooking >humans per se more cooking for human consumption) >Does anyone know how or if the contaminants can be removed?
It's called gossypol, a toxin, and also currently under research as a possible male contraceptive. Cottonseed oil used for cooking must've been detoxified. Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ >I'm in the midst of my first cotton seed batch. >Some one asked about using the centrifuge for testing purity. I do >intend to test some product by adding more alcohol and lye to a >sample and seperating the glycerol with the centrifuge but I'm >waiting for some proper centifuge tubes. The plastic tubes I have >been using are destroyed by the combination of the BD and the >centrifuge. >Harry Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
