Evaluation of detoxified cottonseed protein isolate for application as food supplement

Cottonseed is potential candidate to act as an important protein source but presence of toxic compound gossypol with concentration more than 0.045% main hurdle in utilization this protein. Optimized lyophilized powder constitutes 5.05% moisture, 93.1% crude protein, 0.03% free gossypol, 0.27% total and bacterial count 1295 cfu/g no pathogenic bacteria. may be utilized ingredient for food industry a supplement various foods since it has surpassed all critical quality standards except lysine content mentioned Food Safety Standards Regulations, 2011 (FSSR, version IV, 2017).