Jadd Se · Price transparency
Where does your ₹ actually go?
Move the sliders. See how the extraction method, mandi taxes, cake realization, and every step after it builds the price of one litre of mustard oil — and what you skip when you buy direct.
1. How was it pressed?
Seed type
which seed this batch is pressed from
Oil yield
% of oil recovered from seed weight — adjust if your actual figure differs
30%
2. Seed & mandi
Seed price
what the miller pays per kg of raw seed
₹76/kg
Mandi tax on seed
market fee + cess charged at procurement
1.5%
GST on seed
raw oilseed is often exempt — set to 0 if so
5%
Seed transport
mandi / farm to mill
₹3
Cake selling price
de-oiled cake sold as feed / fertiliser — reduces net seed cost
₹33/kg
Yield loss (filtration)
oil lost during settling & filtering before bottling
2.5%
Net seed cost
3.03 kg seed needed per litre at 30% yield
₹167
3. Making the oil
Extraction cost
labour, machine time, energy
₹12
Storage & wastage
settling, spillage, seed spoilage loss
₹6
4. Getting it to your kitchen
Primary packaging
bottle, cap, label
₹20
Secondary packaging
carton, shrink wrap, shipping box
₹12
Operational expenses
overheads, quality testing, admin
₹15
Manufacturing margin
what the maker earns
₹9
Transportation
to warehouse / distributor
₹12
Distributor margin
skipped when you buy direct
₹25
Retailer margin
skipped when you buy direct
₹35
Marketing cost
content, ads, awareness
₹12
Subtotal (before GST)
₹0
5. Tax on sale
GST on selling price
edible oil is typically 5% GST in India
5%
These are illustrative default figures based on typical Indian mustard-oil market ranges, meant to show how yield, mandi tax, GST, and cake realization shape price — not Indrapadam's exact costs. Every slider is adjustable so you can test your own numbers.