Initially, mechanical pressing removes approximately 85% of the oil from the peanuts. The remaining oil is then extracted using the solvent extraction method. If using mechanical pressing technology, the oil production process consists of three key stages: preparation of peanuts, pressing, and refining of crude oil.
How much peanut oil is produced in India?
India, the second-largest producer of peanuts after China, plays a major role in global peanut oil production. During the 2007-08 agricultural year, India produced about 35.99% of the nation’s total oilseeds. Typically, 2.5 kg of peanuts produce one liter of groundnut oil. The cost of producing this oil in India is around Rs. 225 per liter.
What is groundnut oil extraction process?
The complete Groundnut oil extraction process can ensure the nutrition, flavor, safety, and fragrance of peanut oil. The different stages of Groundnut oil extraction process mainly composed of cleaning, shelling, grading, crushing, rolling, steaming or cooking, pressing, filtering and refining.
How to extract peanut oil from groundnut meal?
However, the screwing process of pressing is a high residual oil rate. In this time, the chemical method solvent extraction will be a good method to fully extract peanut oils. The solvent extraction method can create the residual oil rate of the groundnut meal below 1%.
Where are groundnut oil extraction machines used?
Our groundnut oil extraction machines are successfully running in India, Nigeria, Tanzania, Chad, Senegal, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Niger, Ghana, Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso & many other countries. We undertake turnkey project solutions for the complete groundnut / peanut / earthnut Oil Mill Plant.
How much does groundnut oil cost in India?
Generally, 2.5 kg of groundnut to produce 1 liter of the groundnut oil. The cost of procurement and processing of the groundnut or peanut is around Rs. 90/kg. Hence, simple math says that Rs. 225/liter is the raw material cost. Major Groundnut oil-producing states in India