Oil seeds usually have two main uses: (i) They are used as a cooking medium as most of them are edible. For example, sunflower oil, coconut oil, etc. (ii) They are used for industrial purposes. For example, oil seeds are important raw materials for the production of soap, cosmetics, ointments, etc. The groundnut production in Rajasthan was 1041.1 thousand tonnes in 2015-16. Other states are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Telangana.