Cold-pressed · Single-origin · Since 1965
Groundnut Oil
The oil that handles everything from a Gujarati farsan to a Chettinad fry.
- Smoke point
- 230°C
- Press temp
- < 35°C
- Source
- Rajasthan
- Shelf life
- 24 months
Best for
Available in
UAE delivery via Amazon.ae · India direct from the press
Groundnut is the workhorse. It carries flavour without crowding it, takes a hot kadhai without smoking, and finishes neutral enough to let a tadka of cumin or curry leaves do its job.
In Gujarat and Maharashtra it is the oil of everyday — singdana tel in the home, the choice of the farsan-walla in the bazaar, the base for groundnut-til chutneys that arrive with the thali. In Tamil and Andhra kitchens, it stands in for sesame in summer when til oil sits heavy on the palate.
We source the seed from the bold-variety peanut belt and press it at our Rajasthan mill. The seed is shelled, sorted, and pressed within seventy-two hours of arrival at the ghaani. Nothing else touches it.
The light gold colour is the giveaway: clear, with the faint smell of the shell when poured. If a groundnut oil smells of cardboard or burnt nut, it has been pressed hot. Ours is not.
What's in the bottle
The short of it
- Cold-pressed below 30°C in a wooden ghaani
- No refining, solvent, or deodorising step
- No argemone or mineral oil
- No artificial colour, fragrance, or preservative
- With added Vitamins A & D
Nutrition
Per serving
| Typical values | 1 tbsp (14 g) | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 126 kcal | 900 kcal |
| Total fat | 14 g | 100 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.5 g | 18 g |
| Monounsaturated | 6.7 g | 48 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.6 g | 33 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg |
Indicative values. Cold-pressed oil is whole fat — nothing added, nothing removed.
Cold-pressed vs refined
Same seed. A different bottle.
- Seed
- Ghaani · <30°C
- Oil
Nothing removed — aroma, antioxidants and flavour all kept.
- Seed
- Extract
- Degum
- Neutralise
- Bleach
- Deodorise
- Winterise
- Oil
Aroma, antioxidants and colour — stripped to a neutral base.
| Bharat — cold-pressed | Refined oil | |
|---|---|---|
| How it is drawn | Wooden ghaani, mechanical press | Hexane solvent extraction |
| Temperature | Below 30°C | Up to 240°C in deodorising |
| Processing | One step — press and filter | Six — degum, neutralise, bleach, deodorise, winterise |
| Aroma & flavour | The seed — kept whole | Neutralised, stripped |
| Natural antioxidants | Retained (tocopherols, phenolics) | Largely removed |
| Smoke point | 230°C — flavour intact | Higher — volatiles already gone |
| Shelf life | 24 months, kept cool and dark | ~2 years, shelf-stable |
| Best for | Tadka, finishing, everyday cooking | Industrial frying, neutral baking |
Refined oil is not bad — it is cheaper, paler, and steadier on a shelf. It is simply not the same oil that left the seed. Read the full comparison →
The detail
Specifications
- Smoke point
- 230°C
- Fat profile
- 48% MUFA / 33% PUFA / 18% SFA
- Press temperature
- < 35°C
- Source
- Rajasthan
- Shelf life
- 24 months
- Packaging
- Food-grade PET bottle
- Available sizes
- 500ml · 1L · 5L
In the kitchen
Cook with groundnut
From the Journal
Reading on groundnut
Storing Cold-Pressed Oil Through UAE Summer Heat
A kitchen guide to keeping mustard, sesame, groundnut and coconut oil fresh through Gulf summers — where to store the bottle, and what to watch for.
Groundnut vs sunflower vs mustard — which oil, for which pan?
The three bottles most Indian kitchens argue about, compared the way a press would compare them — by seed, by heat, and by what they do to the food.
Smoke point, simply — a chart and a guide
A practical guide to oil smoke points, written for the household kitchen and not the chemistry lab.
From the inbox
Questions we are asked
- What is the smoke point of Bharat groundnut oil?
- 230°C. Cold-pressed oils have lower smoke points than refined oils because the volatile aromatic compounds — the very flavour you bought the oil for — have not been stripped.
- Is Bharat groundnut oil refined?
- No. Bharat oils are cold-pressed in a wooden ghaani at temperatures below 30–40°C. There is no refining step, no solvent extraction, no deodorisation. The seed goes in, the oil comes out, nothing else.
- Where can I buy this oil?
- In the UAE, order on Amazon.ae. In India, WhatsApp the press directly or look for Bharat Oils at your local kirana. For hospitality and distribution enquiries, see our Trade page.
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