The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has clearly brought out that oilseeds and edible oils are two essential commodities. India cultivates nine oilseeds: groundnut, castor seed, sesamum, Niger seed, Soybean, sunflower, rapeseed and mustard, linseed, and safflower. Vegetable oils and their derivatives are ubiquitous in our everyday lives, appearing in bottles on kitchen and supermarket shelves, processed foods, cosmetics, soaps, and potentially even the automobile engine.