Cold-Pressed Oil Scams: Are You Being Misled?

“Cold-pressed.”

Today, the term is everywhere — on labels, banners, social media ads, and kitchen shelves. It promises purity, nutrition, and honesty. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: not everything sold as cold-pressed truly is.

As demand for healthier oils has grown, so has confusion. And in that confusion, shortcuts have quietly become common.

This is not a story about fear.
It’s about clarity.

The Illusion of “Cold-Pressed”

Traditionally, cold-pressed oil meant one thing:
oil extracted gently, without heat, without force, without interference.

But modern production has blurred that meaning.

Today, many oils labelled “cold-pressed” are actually:

• Extracted using metal crushers that generate friction
• Pressed at speeds that raise internal temperatures
• Processed in ways where heat is created silently, not visibly
• Filtered aggressively to improve appearance, not purity

Technically, they may avoid external heating.
But internally, heat is still produced — through abrasion, pressure, and speed.

And heat, whether visible or hidden, changes oil.

Why Heat (and Abrasion) Matter

Seeds are living ingredients.

When crushed harshly:

• Natural nutrients begin to degrade
• Antioxidants weaken
• Fatty acids lose stability
• Aroma and taste flatten

What remains may still look like oil —
but it no longer behaves like nourishment.

This is where most consumers are unknowingly misled.

Because the damage isn’t dramatic.
It’s quiet.

The Missing Question: How Is the Oil Pressed?

Most brands talk about what they sell.
Very few talk about how they make it.

Cold-pressed oils can be produced in multiple ways —
and not all methods are equal.

At Theoveda Organique, we focus on the one detail that truly defines purity:

The Method.

Introducing the Zero Abrasion Method

Our oils are made using the Zero Abrasion Method — a process designed to protect the seed at every stage.

What does that mean in practice?

It means the seed is never forced, scraped, or stressed. There is no metal-to-metal grinding, no friction-led heat, and no pressure that rushes extraction.

Instead, the oil is released slowly and naturally, the way it was always meant to be — preserving the seed’s nutrients, aroma, and integrity without interference.

To ensure this process is not just a promise but a practiced standard, our manufacturing systems are IAF-certified, reinforcing that every stage — from sourcing to extraction — follows internationally recognised quality and process controls.

Cold-pressed oil should not rely on a label alone.
It should stand on process, transparency, and restraint.

When the method respects the seed,
the oil respects the body.

Because purity isn’t created by marketing words —
it’s preserved by choices made long before the bottle reaches your kitchen.

And when it comes to what you consume every day,
how it’s made matters.

Health matters!!!