When pressing seeds or other ingredients to create coldpressed oils using an oilseed press, less heat is used. The seeds or ingredients are placed in the press and then are crushed by the machine to obtain the oil. Typically, when these ingredients are pressed, they are at a much lower temperature (122˚ F) compared to oils extracted through Hot Pressing. Since these oils are pressed at a lower temperature, they retain their unrefined healthy antioxidants that would otherwise be destroyed when using high-heat methods. Antioxidants can help your body fight against free radicals which can cause cancer and other diseases. Cold-pressed oils are also typically packed with Vitamin E which has healing properties.

• Peanut oil is high in energy; 100 g oil provides 884 calories. ·In addition to being a vegetable source, peanut oil is also an ideal choice for deep-frying where it can be heated to higher temperatures (smoke point 225 °C). This results in lower oil retention in the fried foods.
• Peanut oil composes a very good lipid profile. It has saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated (SFA: MUFA: PUFA= 18: 49: 33) fats in healthy proportions
• Wonderfully pleasant, peanut oil is low in saturated fats, free from cholesterol, contains essential fatty acid (linoleic acid - Omega-6) making it as one of the healthiest cooking oils.
• Peanut oil contains valuable amounts of antioxidant vitamin E.
• Peanut oil contains resveratrol, a polyphenol antioxidant, which has been found to have protective function against cancers, heart disease and degenerative nerve disease