Have you never heard of cold pressed oil? No, yes....maybe? Well, no need to worry. Many people do not know what it means and honestly...you will get varying responses from multiple sources. Making it slightly harder to define is that cold pressed oils are made differently in other regions of the world. Here in India. it has become nothing more than a tagline or gimmick. Authentic varieties are manufactured using a technique known as expeller pressing. In short, it means oil is developed without synthetic chemicals. The high temperature varies with the density of the nuts and seeds used for making oil. More heat is required for nuts and seeds that are denser as opposed to softer varieties that do not require as much heat. In European countries, rigid regulations are applied to manufacturing cold press oils. The high temperature varies with each oil variety but in general is somewhere in the range of 80 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The main take away here: cold pressed does not equ
