Edible oils
Manufacturing & quality
Data Group is licensed to process 400 tonnes of oilseed a day by expeller, 400 by solvent extraction and 400 through refining, across plants at Khairthal, Mansar Khedi in Jaipur district and the Old Industrial Area at Alwar. Mustard oil is graded under Agmark; the group companies hold FSSAI Central Licences.
Licensed capacity
What the Group is licensed to process.
- 400TPD Expeller
- 400TPD Solvent extraction
- 400TPD Refining
- 200TPD Blended edible oils
Tonnes per day, as recorded on the companies' FSSAI licences. Licensed capacity is what the plants are permitted and equipped to process; it is not a claim about current throughput.
The plants generate 2 MW rooftop solar · 0.92 MW wind of their own power — green energy.
The plants
Where the oil is made.
| Company | Location | From | Licensed capacity | Licensed for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Industries | Khairthal Khairthal-Tijara district | 1978 | — | Mustard oil — kachchi ghani Renewable: 0.46 MW wind · rooftop solar Agmark |
| Shree Hari Agro Industries Ltd. | Mansar Khedi, Benara Road, Tehsil Bassi Jaipur district | 1995 | 100 TPD Expeller400 TPD Solvent extraction100 TPD Refining | Expeller: mustard/rapeseed, groundnut, coconut, linseed, almond. Solvent extraction from rapeseed cake, yielding crude oil and de-oiled meal. Refining: mustard/rapeseed, groundnut, coconut, cottonseed, palm, rice bran, sesame, soyabean. Renewable: Rooftop solar FSSAI Central Licence · Three Star Export House |
| Saurabh Agrotech (P) Limited | Plot 20–22, Old Industrial Area, Alwar Alwar district | 1994 | — | Mustard seed crushing Renewable: 0.46 MW wind · rooftop solar |
| Ritika Vegetable Oil Pvt. Ltd. | Plot 20–22, Old Industrial Area, Alwar Alwar district | 2013 | 100 TPD Expeller100 TPD Refining | Expeller: mustard/rapeseed. Refining: groundnut, palm, rice bran, soyabean, sunflower. Also repacking. Renewable: Rooftop solar FSSAI Central Licence |
| Babulal Edible Oils Pvt. Ltd. | Plot 20–22, Old Industrial Area, Alwar Alwar district | 2019 | 200 TPD Expeller200 TPD Refining200 TPD Blended edible oils | Expeller: mustard/rapeseed. Refining: mustard/rapeseed, cottonseed, groundnut, palm, rice bran, soyabean, sunflower. Blended edible vegetable oils. Also repacking. Renewable: Rooftop solar FSSAI Central Licence |
Agmark
What the grade on the tin actually means.
Agmark is a certification mark for agricultural produce in India, administered by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection under the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. For mustard oil it is a specification, not a slogan: the oil is tested against defined limits and assigned a grade on the result.
What gets tested
Identity and purity parameters — moisture and insoluble impurities, acid value, refractive index, saponification and iodine values, unsaponifiable matter, and allyl isothiocyanate, the compound responsible for mustard oil's pungency.
Two tests matter more than the rest. The oil must be negative for argemone oil, a toxic adulterant behind mass poisoning outbreaks in India, and negative for mineral oil. That is the practical case for buying graded oil over loose oil, and it is why the grade is worth reading.
Cold-pressed, and what it feeds
The expeller capacity above is what makes the Group's cold-pressed range. Beyond mustard, Shree Hari Agro presses groundnut, sesame, coconut, flaxseed, kalonji and almond — seven oils in all, sold as Sutr.
Grade I and Grade II
Both grades are Agmark certified and both must pass the same safety tests. They differ in how tight the quality limits are — Grade I meets the stricter specification. Scooter Mustard Oil is produced in both.
Kachchi ghani, and why it smells like that
Kachchi ghani mustard oil is cold-pressed and unrefined. The seed is crushed at low temperature, so the oil keeps its colour, its aroma and the sharpness that makes people cough over the pan. Refined oils are bleached and deodorised; that sharpness is processed out along with the smell.
The Group presses both. Scooter and most of the mustard range are kachchi ghani; Ashoka covers refined rice bran, groundnut and soyabean alongside a kachchi ghani mustard oil.
Manufacturing & quality
- What does Agmark certify?
- Agmark is a certification mark for agricultural produce in India, administered by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection under the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. For mustard oil it sets a specification the oil must meet on tested parameters, and assigns a grade accordingly. It is a quality standard, not a marketing label.
- What is the difference between Agmark Grade I and Grade II mustard oil?
- Both are Agmark certified and both must pass the same safety tests. They differ on how tight the limits are: Grade I meets the stricter specification on parameters such as acid value and moisture, while Grade II is the next grade down. Data Group produces Scooter Mustard Oil in both grades.
- What is tested in Agmark mustard oil?
- Identity and purity parameters including moisture and insoluble impurities, acid value, refractive index, saponification and iodine values, unsaponifiable matter, and allyl isothiocyanate — the compound behind mustard oil’s pungency. Critically, the oil must test negative for argemone oil and for mineral oil.
- Why does the argemone test matter?
- Argemone oil is a toxic adulterant that has caused mass poisoning outbreaks in India. Agmark grading requires a negative result for it, which is the single strongest practical reason to buy graded mustard oil rather than loose oil.
- What is kachchi ghani mustard oil?
- Kachchi ghani mustard oil is cold-pressed and unrefined. The seed is crushed at low temperature so the oil keeps its colour, aroma and characteristic pungency, rather than being bleached and deodorised as refined oils are.
- Where does Data Group make its edible oil?
- At three locations in Rajasthan: Khairthal, where the Group began in 1978; Mansar Khedi in Jaipur district, where Shree Hari Agro Industries makes Ashoka; and the Old Industrial Area at Alwar, shared by Saurabh Agrotech, Ritika Vegetable Oil and Babulal Edible Oils.