Refined palmolein also softened on low retail demand.
In the non-edible session, linseeds oil slid on stockist selling following lack of demand from paint and allied industries.
Meanwhile, castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial held stable in the absence of any major buying activity.
In the futures market, castorseeds continued to fall on speculative selling on poor export enquiries.
In the edible section, Groundnut oil slipped by Rs 5 per 10 kg to Rs 1,235 from Monday's closing level of Rs 1,240. Refined palmolein inched down by a rupee per 10 kg to Rs 656.
Moving to non-edible section, linseeds oil dropped by Rs 20 per 10 kg to Rs 790 from Rs 810 previously. While, castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial closed unchanged at Rs 3,340 and Rs 698 respectively.
In futures, castorseed for June contract resumed higher at Rs 3,450 but later declined to close at Rs 3,393 from Rs 3,428 previously, showing a loss of Rs 35 per tonne. PTI ARR PAK