Cotton is an enormous resource in China, and the protein content of cottonseed meal reaches up to 40%-50% after cottonseed oil is extracted. Cottonseed protein is a kind of vegetable protein with high nutritional value and good quality. The nutritional value of cottonseed protein and production processes of dephenolized cottonseed protein powder, cottonseed protein concentrate and cottonseed protein isolate were introduced. Functional characteristics, such as solubility, water retention capability, oil retention capability, emulsification and emulsion stability, foamability and foam stability of cottonseed protein products were introduced, and the applications of cottonseed protein products in the fields of food, feed and fermentation were discussed. |