Food Processing

Cold Pressed Sesame Oil Manufacturing Unit

This project profile outlines the establishment of a cold pressed sesame oil manufacturing unit. The facility processes sesame seeds with jaggery using a wood press ghani machine to produce pure cold-pressed sesame oil and nutritious sesame cake as a by-product.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery6.8
Furniture & Fixtures1.15
Working Capital4.44
Total12.39

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution1.24
Term Loan7.16
Working Capital Loan4
Total12.39

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment4

Raw materials2

Manufacturing process

  1. Take the raw material consisting of sesame seeds and jaggery and put it into the ghani machine hopper.
  2. Start the machine and begin the crushing process using manual manpower.
  3. Allow the cold-press extraction to generate oil from the crushed material over time.
  4. Collect the extracted oil from the machine and keep it open for some time to cool.
  5. Put the cooled oil into the filter machine for the filtering process.
  6. After filtering, the product is ready for packaging.

Market

The global sesame oil market spans direct sales, online retail, supermarkets, and specialty stores. The industry in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5% due to rising preference for healthy seed oils.

From the project report