Edible Argan Oil - 100 ml- 1st Quality - Organic

For centuries, the Berber tribes of southwestern Morocco have relied on argan oil as a staple of their diet and as an element of traditional medicine. In the early nineties, biochemical analyzes already confirmed the valuable nutritional and medicinal properties of this product. The argan ('Argania spinosa') is a wild tree, unique in the world and declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1999. It is endemic to calcareous semi-desert lands such as those in the southwest of Morocco and the Algerian region of Tindouf.

The production is carried out manually, with the separation of the pulp from the fruit and the subsequent opening of the nut.

The fruits of the argan, similar to a date, ripen between March and September, when they are collected to extract their oil, which is clear and transparent in color and has a strong and pleasant flavor with a slight aroma of dried fruit. Production is largely done manually, which involves a laborious task that begins with the separation of the pulp from the fruit and the subsequent opening of the nut.

Each nut keeps about three seeds inside that can be roasted or left raw, crushed and then ground in a stone mill. The product obtained is a paste with a consistency similar to sesame cream, which is left to rest for a week in a cool, dark place. Subsequently, the women make balls of pasta that expressSmear with your hands to get the oily liquid.

With this nutritious paste, the 'amlou', a kind of cake is made that is eaten with breakfast. Approximately two liters of oil are extracted from 100 kilos of fruit, and it is estimated that each liter requires about 10 hours of work. It has been used for hundreds of years by Berber communities in a traditional way as a medicinal and invigorating food that also has cosmetic properties.

Argan oil is sold in Morocco as a luxury item and, due to the growing interest shown by European and North American cosmetic companies since 2000-2001, its price has increased considerably (a 250 ml bottle can cost around 17 euros).
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