What is Argan Oil?

In recent years, argan oil the heyday of the organic drugstores and other stores. In Morocco, it is used for ages on a daily basis in the diet but also for personal care.

It is made from the fruit of the tree (Argania Spinosa), this particularly resistant tree that grows only in southwestern Morocco. “Today is about the only place where we find this tree confirms Blandine Pouzin, journalist author of several books on the subject. It needs an arid land and sea air to thrive. ” What is Argan oil ?

The tree produces argan nuts, which are enclosed in a shell. It is the product that is inside that is used to make argan oil. This fruit is composed of the pulp and a large nucleus, in which we find seeds, almonds.

The cosmetic and medicinal oil skips the roasting of the kernels. It presents a clear, practically odorless finish. Note that producers need 100 Kgs of argan fruit to make 3 Kgs of argan seed and obtain 1 Liter of cosmetic argan oil.
argan almond
The food-grade oil carries a strong taste of hazelnut and almond. It also appears darker and more fragrant, as producers lightly roast the almonds. Cooks can use argan oil raw or mix it with other foods, for example to form amlou, a typically Moroccan spread.