Why Choose Naati Grains Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil?
- by Nivetha Sekar
When you buy wood-pressed groundnut oil or cold-pressed groundnut oil, price should not be the only thing you compare.
The more important questions are:
What kind of groundnuts are used? How are they stored? How are they selected? How is the oil extracted? And who makes the oil?
At Naati Grains, we believe good groundnut oil starts with good groundnuts.
Here is how we make our traditional wood-pressed groundnut oil and why we choose to follow a slower, small-batch process.
1. We Source Naturally Grown, Rainfed Groundnuts
The quality of cold-pressed groundnut oil starts with the quality of the groundnuts.
At Naati Grains, we source naturally grown, rainfed groundnuts from our sourcing network.
We look for groundnuts grown using natural farming practices and avoid sourcing raw material where chemical fertilizers have been used as part of the farming practice we specify to our suppliers.
We don't simply look for the cheapest groundnuts available in the market.
We look for groundnuts that meet our quality requirements for making wood-pressed groundnut oil.
2. We Do Not Use Chemical Fumigation as a Routine Shortcut
Groundnuts are an agricultural product and need proper storage to protect them from insects and moisture.
Some storage practices use chemical fumigation to control pests and extend the storage period.
At Naati Grains, we do not use chemical fumigation as a routine shortcut for the groundnuts we source for our oil.
Instead, we focus on proper sourcing, selection, storage and handling of the raw material.
For us, making good cold-pressed groundnut oil starts with carefully selected and properly handled groundnuts.
3. We Select Sound and Mature Groundnuts
This is one of the areas where we do not compromise.
We use sound, mature groundnuts for our oil extraction and remove unsuitable, immature and damaged kernels during our selection process.
Why is this important?
Because the quality of the raw material directly affects the quality of the oil.
FSSAI standards for groundnut kernels include requirements relating to moisture and damaged kernels, and food-safety regulations also address contaminants that can affect groundnuts and groundnut oil.
Groundnuts can also be affected by aflatoxins when conditions such as fungal growth, improper storage or delayed drying occur. FSSAI identifies aflatoxins as a food-safety concern and notes that long-term exposure can have serious health consequences.
That is why we take the selection and handling of our groundnuts seriously.
4. Traditional Stone Chekku and Vagai Wood
Our wood-pressed groundnut oil is made using a traditional extraction method.
We use a stone chekku with a Vagai wooden pestle.
The extraction speed is kept deliberately slow.
Our aim is to extract the oil gently without deliberately adding additional heat to speed up the process.
The traditional wooden chekku process takes time.
But we believe that good oil does not have to be produced as quickly as possible.
5. Small-Batch Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil
We manufacture our oil in small batches.
Each batch contains approximately 18 kg of groundnuts, from which we obtain around 7 litres of groundnut oil, depending on the raw material and extraction conditions.
One batch takes approximately one hour to process.
Why do we work with small batches?
Because it allows us to pay closer attention to:
- Raw material quality
- Oil extraction
- Batch consistency
- Sedimentation
- Filtration
- Bottling
6. We Do Not Refine Our Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil
Our groundnut oil is not subjected to conventional refining.
After extraction, we allow the heavier natural sediments to settle through gravity sedimentation.
We then use cloth filtration to remove remaining sediments before bottling.
Our process is simple:
We don't try to make the oil look different through aggressive processing.
Instead, we follow a simple traditional process while maintaining appropriate food-safety and handling practices.
7. Fresh Stock Directly from the Manufacturer
Naati Grains follows a direct-to-consumer model.
We manufacture our own oil and supply it directly to our customers.
There are no unnecessary layers of middlemen between our manufacturing and the customer.
This gives us better control over:
- Production
- Stock rotation
- Packaging
- Handling
- Customer delivery
Our goal is to make sure that customers receive freshly manufactured stock directly from us.
8. Why Is Naati Grains Groundnut Oil More Expensive?
This is one of the most common questions customers ask.
You may find groundnut oil in the market at ₹240 or ₹250 per litre, while our wood-pressed groundnut oil may cost around ₹380 per litre.
So why is there a difference?
It starts with the raw material.
Groundnuts are available at different prices depending on their quality, variety, maturity, condition and intended use.
We don't select our groundnuts simply because they are the cheapest option.
We select the quality that meets our requirements.
Then there is the cost of our traditional production process.
Our cost includes:
- Better-quality raw material
- Selection and cleaning
- Traditional wood pressing
- Slow extraction
- Small-batch production
- Labour
- Equipment maintenance
- Filtration
- Bottling
- Packaging
- Storage
- Courier and delivery expenses
All of these contribute to the final price of the bottle.
9. A Lower Price Does Not Always Mean the Same Product
Two bottles can both be labelled “wood-pressed groundnut oil”, but the production process behind them may be very different.
The difference can come from:
- Quality of groundnuts
- Raw material selection
- Storage practices
- Extraction equipment
- Extraction speed
- Oil recovery
- Batch size
- Filtration
- Labour
- Packaging
- Distribution
For example, higher-output extraction systems can process more groundnuts and recover more oil in less time.
That can reduce the production cost.
Our approach is different.
We have chosen a slower, traditional, small-batch process because we want greater control over our raw material and production.
That choice comes with a cost.
10. We Keep Our Pricing Reasonable
We don't believe in simply adding a very high margin because the product is labelled “premium.”
Our pricing is based on the actual cost of producing and delivering the oil.
Our approximately 20–25% margin is a gross margin, not our final net profit.
From this, we still have to meet expenses such as:
- Rent
- Employee salaries
- Electricity
- Packaging
- Courier charges
- Equipment maintenance
- Storage
- Other operating expenses
So when you compare our price with another groundnut oil, don't compare only the final number.
11. We Focus on the Quality of the Seed, Not Just the Oil Output
Oil extraction is ultimately about getting oil from groundnuts.
But there are different ways to approach it.
One approach is to focus mainly on:
Our approach is:
We don't want to reduce the quality of our raw material just to produce more oil or sell it at the lowest price.
12. Why Buy Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil from Naati Grains?
When you choose Naati Grains cold-pressed groundnut oil, you are choosing a product made with attention to the complete process.
Our approach in simple terms:
The Bottom Line
The cheapest groundnut oil is not necessarily the best value.
And the most expensive oil is not automatically the best either.
When comparing wood-pressed groundnut oil or cold-pressed groundnut oil, look beyond the price.
Ask about:
The farming practices.
The storage.
The selection.
The extraction method.
The batch size.
The filtration.
The manufacturer.
At Naati Grains, our philosophy is simple:
Traditional wood pressing.
Small-batch production.
Careful handling.
Honest pricing.
Direct from us to you.
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