Cold-pressed vs refined: what the label actually means

Walk down any oil aisle and two words do most of the talking: cold-pressed and refined. They describe how the oil was taken out of the seed — and that single difference shapes everything else about it.

Cold-pressed oil is extracted mechanically. At PhudG, seeds are pressed in a traditional wooden ghani and the temperature never crosses 45°C. The oil is then naturally settled and filtered. No solvents, no deodorising.

Refined oil goes through additional industrial steps — neutralising, bleaching and deodorising — designed for a long shelf life, a neutral taste and a very consistent product at scale. It is simply a different way of making oil.

Neither word is a magic spell. What matters is transparency: how the oil was made, what's in it, and whether the maker will show you the test reports.

Our approach is simple. Here's our seed, here's how we press it, here's what's in the bottle — and here's the lab report so you don't have to take our word for it.