What is virgin and Cold Pressed Oil?
Oils extracted only by pressing the seeds without any heating or chemical treatment at room temperature are called cold pressed oils. Cold pressed oils are considered healthiest oils from ancient times as most of the fatty acid bonds are intact at room temperature and one gets oil in its most natural form. In ancient times, Cold pressed oil was manufactured using bullock driven wooden churner or stone churner. In some areas camels or horses were used instead of bullocks. Only oil seeds can be used in this extraction process. One cannot extract oil from rice bran, corn, soybean etc. using this method. Now, bullocks are replaced with motors to turn Ghani. Video shown below shows how wood pressed / cold pressed oils are extracted today with motorized churner. Advantages : - Oils in most natural format. - Less pollution while manufacturing oils. - Easily absorbed in the body making them suitable for food preparation. - Healthy for heart and cholesterol levels. Disadv...