Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil

Published 30 October 2026

Summary

Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil is a single-ingredient cooking oil pressed from sesame seeds without heat. It scores EB5: nutrition is low because it is pure fat with no protein or fibre, ingredients are strong with nothing added, and risk is high because of the calories and saturated fat. Use it by the teaspoon for flavour, not by the glug.

Ingredients, decoded

1 listed

100% Cold Pressed Sesame oil

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Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil pack, front view

0 teaspoon of sugar in every 100 g · 0 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

High saturated fatHigh calories (over 400 kcal per 100 g)Nutrition per 100 g

ENutrition densityBIngredient integrity5Load risk

Nutrition facts
Energy	900 kcal
Protein	0 g
Carbohydrates	0 g
Total sugars	0 g
Added sugars	0 g
Total fat	100 g
Saturated fat	16.3 g
Trans fat	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	0 mg
Vitamin E	30 mg

Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

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What to know about Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil

A single-ingredient oil with 90 kcal per 10 g

Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil is a 1 L (910 g) bottle of sesame oil with one ingredient on the label: 100% cold pressed sesame oil. It is sold to home cooks who want a traditional, unrefined oil with the aroma of the seed, and it is marketed by Marico.

What you get is pure fat: 100 g fat and 900 kcal per 100 g, with no protein, carbohydrate, sugar or sodium. The pack prints a 10 g serve, about three teaspoons, which has 90 kcal and 1.6 g saturated fat. It also declares 42 g omega-6 per 100 g, 30 mg vitamin E per 100 g and more than 200 mg lignans per 100 g.

The pack's plain words hold up: the list is one oil and nothing else. The cholesterol claim on the front carries an asterisk whose footnote is not legible, so it is worth reading with care. CleanPlate scores it EB5.

Nobody drinks an oil, so the useful number is the serve: 10 g, about three teaspoons, brings 90 kcal and 1.6 g saturated fat. Used at that scale, a cold pressed oil is a flavouring and cooking fat, and a plain one at that, with no additives behind it.

The score is low on two axes for a simple reason: it is all fat. Calories and saturated fat are high per 100 g, and there is no protein or fibre to offset them. Measuring with a spoon rather than pouring from the bottle is what keeps the numbers in a sensible range.

It makes most sense as a seasoning fat: a tadka, a drizzle over cooked vegetables or a salad dressing, where a little goes a long way. There is no better-macro alternative to name, because any oil is nearly pure fat. The real trade-off is the clean one-ingredient list against the calorie density.

Why Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil scores EB5

Nutrition is an E because the oil is pure fat with no protein or fibre. Ingredients are a B with one oil and no additives. Risk is a 5 on 900 kcal and 16.3 g saturated fat per 100 g.

How we score →

01 Nutrition densityA to E

Very low nutrient density

Protein: 0 g
Fibre: Not declared
Vitamins and minerals: Vitamin E
Energy: 900 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why E

The oil has 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and no fibre, so the core score is zero. All 900 kcal per 100 g come from fat, 100 g of it.

Vitamin E is the only micronutrient declared, at 30 mg per 100 g and 3 mg in a 10 g serve, which the pack prints as 40% of the daily need. It is not enough to lift the grade.

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.

02 Ingredient integrityA to E

Good, few concerning additives

Base: 100% Cold Pressed Sesame oil
Main fat: 100% Cold Pressed Sesam...
Sweeteners: None added
Additives: 0
Flagged: None

02 Ingredient integrity: why B

The list is one item: 100% cold pressed sesame oil. There are no additives, no blends, no flavourings and no hydrogenated fat, so nothing costs ingredient points.

The label has no wording that the list contradicts, so there is no label-integrity penalty. Trans fat is declared as 0 g and is accepted, because no hydrogenated fat is listed.

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Load risk1 to 5

Very high risk

Added sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 0 mg
Saturated fat: 16.3 g
Trans fat: 0 g

03 Load risk: why 5

Energy is the largest part of the risk number: 900 kcal per 100 g, 90 kcal per 10 g serve. Saturated fat comes next at 16.3 g per 100 g, or 1.6 g per serve.

Sugar, sodium and trans fat are all 0, so they add nothing. The risk grade of 5 reflects how concentrated the oil is, not anything added to it.

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

Red flags

Red flag: High saturated fat (16.3g)

Green flags

Green flag: No added sugar
Green flag: Low sodium
Green flag: No additives

Does Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil live up to its claims?

Cold pressed, omega-6 and the no-chemicals wording all hold against the one-line ingredient list. The cholesterol claim is framed, with an asterisk footnote that cannot be read on the pack.

Product name
“Cold Pressed”
Holds
The only ingredient is 100% cold pressed sesame oil, and the back of the pack adds no heat and unrefined.
On the pack
“Helps Lower Cholesterol*”
Be careful
The footnote for the asterisk is not legible on the pack. The oil has 0 mg cholesterol, as any plant oil does, and 16.3 g saturated fat per 100 g alongside 42.3 g polyunsaturated fat.
On the pack
“Goodness of Omega 6”
Holds
42 g omega-6 per 100 g, 4.2 g in a 10 g serve. Omega-3 is only 0.4 g per 100 g.
On the pack
“No Chemical, Unrefined, Pure”
Holds
The list is a single ingredient with no additives, preservatives or blended oils.

What's in Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

The list is a single item, cold pressed sesame oil, with no additives or blends. What to watch is the fat itself: 16.3 g saturated fat per 100 g.

The ingredient list, read for you

The list is one ingredient: 100% cold pressed sesame oil. It is the cooking fat, the flavour and the whole product, with no additives, antioxidants or blended oils.

Ingredients to watch

Energy densityConcern
900 kcal per 100 g, all from fat. A 10 g serve of about three teaspoons already gives 90 kcal.
Saturated fatConcern
16.3 g per 100 g, 1.6 g in a 10 g serve. This and the calories set the risk grade.
Omega-6 and omega-3 balanceWorth watching
42 g omega-6 per 100 g against 0.4 g omega-3. Nearly all the polyunsaturated fat is omega-6.
Single ingredientFine
Only cold pressed sesame oil is listed. No additives, no hydrogenated fat, 0 g trans fat.
Vitamin EFine
30 mg per 100 g, 3 mg per 10 g serve, which the pack prints as 40% of the daily need.

What it doesn’t have

No protein, fibre or sodium: it is fat only, with vitamin E the one micronutrient declared.

Who should eat Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

Rarely for most adults at any real volume, since 10 g already gives 90 kcal. Use by the teaspoon. Children and weight management follow the same small-serve rule.

Most adultsRarely
10 g already gives 90 kcal and 1.6 g saturated fat, so measure by the teaspoon.
ChildrenRarely
Clean list, but 900 kcal per 100 g and 16.3 g saturated fat.
Diabetes or prediabetesCheck with your doctor
No sugar or carbohydrate, but 90 kcal per 10 g adds up.
Weight managementRarely
Oil is pure fat at 900 kcal per 100 g, so small spoons matter.

Recipes with Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil

Use a teaspoon, about 30 kcal, for tempering, dressings or a finishing drizzle, where the seed aroma shows and the calories stay small.

Tadka for dal or vegetables

Use one teaspoon, about 30 kcal, to temper spices, rather than a tablespoon of oil.

Sesame salad dressing

Whisk a teaspoon with lemon juice, salt and pepper, so the seed aroma comes through for about 30 kcal.

Finishing drizzle on steamed vegetables

A few drops over cooked vegetables adds flavour for a fraction of the 90 kcal in a full 10 g serve.

Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil: common questions

What is the CleanPlate score of Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

How many calories and how much protein are in Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

Per 100 g, Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil has 900 kcal, 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 100 g fat and 16.3 g saturated fat. One serve (10 g, about 3 teaspoons) has 90 kcal and 0 g protein.

What are the ingredients in Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

1 ingredient, in label order: 100% Cold Pressed Sesame oil.

Does Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil live up to its claims?

4 claims checked: 3 hold, 1 needs care. "Helps Lower Cholesterol*" needs care: The footnote for the asterisk is not legible on the pack. The oil has 0 mg cholesterol, as any plant oil does, and 16.3 g saturated fat per 100 g alongside 42.3 g polyunsaturated fat.

Who should limit Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil?

Most adults: rarely. 10 g already gives 90 kcal and 1.6 g saturated fat, so measure by the teaspoon. Children: rarely. Clean list, but 900 kcal per 100 g and 16.3 g saturated fat. Diabetes or prediabetes: check with your doctor. No sugar or carbohydrate, but 90 kcal per 10 g adds up.

How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil have?

Per 100 g, Saffola Cold Pressed Sesame Oil has 0 g added sugar, 0 mg sodium (about 0 g salt) and 16.3 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in saturated fat.

Last reviewed October 30, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .

Label read on 30 October 2026, from photos of the pack. If the pack has changed since, tell us.

Score history (1)

Date	Score	Method	Why
30 October 2026	EB5	v5.0	First scored

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