This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a
This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. David Wesson (1861-1934), US food chemist. In 1899 Wesson developed a method for deodorising cottonseed oil enabling the first 100 per cent cottonseed oils and lards to be made. As a by-product of the cotton industry, cottonseed was cheap, making it the most popular cooking oil in the US at the start of the 20th century.
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