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Why can’t a stable no-trans shortening be made with cottonseed oil instead of palm oil?

April 26, 2017cottonseed Oil palm Shortening STABLE

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Why can’t a stable no-trans shortening be made with cottonseed oil instead of palm oil?

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While cottonseed contains palmitic acid it is too low in total saturates to be used to make a shortening without hydrogenation. Palm oil is naturally more saturated, making the hydrogenation step unnecessary. Palm oil also tends to form stable beta-prime crystals more readily than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil also is typically more costly than palm oil.