Groundnut oil

Filtered groundnut/ peanut oil have been used in India since generations. Refining of oil was introduced in the 1950s. The first refined groundnut oil was called "Sipahi" but it gained popularity under the brand name "Postman". Peanut oil is an organic oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. Peanut oil is appreciated for its high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils. Its major component fatty acids are palmitic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid.

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