The story behind the ingredient
The argan tree has been growing for millennia in a restricted bioclimatic zone in southwest Morocco. Its almond has been pressed by generations of women to extract the oil, an oil that has today become one of the most sought-after cosmetic ingredients in the world.
But after the press, there was something left. A dense, compact, rich cake that no one really looked at.
Folk Oils looked at it.
Our R&D teams have worked for several years on the biochemical characterization of this cake, amino acid profile, solubility, emulsifying capacity, thermal stability, formulation behavior. This work led to a conclusion that did not exist anywhere in the industrial literature: argan cake contains a protein fraction of exceptional functional value, extractable at industrially exploitable purity grades.
Folk Oils is today the only global industrial producer of argan proteins.
This is not a marketing positioning. It is a verifiable fact, no other operator produces or markets argan proteins on an industrial scale in the world. We developed the process, built the production capacity and built the analytical database on which this range is based.
If you formulate with Folk Oils Argan Protein, you are working with an ingredient that no one else can provide.
01
ARGAN PROTEIN 50%
- Naming
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Protein Concentrate 50
- Protein content
- ≥ 50% (dry basis, Kjeldahl method N×6.25)
- Process
- Controlled aqueous extraction of press cake · Concentration · Spray drying
- Shape
- Fine powder · Light beige color · Slightly characteristic odor
- Humidity
- ≤ 8%
- Residual lipids
- ≤ 10%
- Ashes
- ≤ 8%
- Solubility
- Good in neutral aqueous media
- pH in solution 1%
- 6.5 – 7.5
- Applications
- Food supplements · Enrichment of food matrices · Nutraceutical formulations · Functional cosmetics
02
ARGAN PROTEIN 60%
- Naming
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Protein Concentrate 60
- Protein content
- ≥ 60% (dry basis)
- Process
- Aqueous extraction at controlled pH · Isoelectric precipitation · Concentration · Atomization
- Shape
- Homogeneous fine powder · Light beige · Discreet odor
- Humidity
- ≤ 7%
- Residual lipids
- ≤ 8%
- Ashes
- ≤ 7%
- Solubility
- Good on pH range 6 – 8
- Emulsifying capacity
- High
- Applications
- Sports nutrition · Protein drinks · Active cosmetic formulations · Premium food supplements
03
ARGAN PROTEIN 70%
- Naming
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Protein Concentrate 70
- Protein content
- ≥ 70% (dry basis)
- Process
- Multi-pass extraction and purification · Extensive elimination of residual lipids and carbohydrates · Fine atomization
- Shape
- Fine powder · Very light beige · Neutral to discreet odor
- Humidity
- ≤ 6%
- Residual lipids
- ≤ 5%
- Ashes
- ≤ 6%
- Solubility
- Very good over wide pH range
- Foaming capacity
- Good
- Gelling capacity
- Moderate
- Applications
- Clinical Nutrition · Advanced Nutraceutical Formulations · High Performance Bioactive Cosmetics · Premium Food Industry
04
ARGAN PROTEIN ISOLATE 80%
World premiere- Naming
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Protein Isolate 80
- Protein content
- ≥ 80% (dry basis)
- Process
- High purity aqueous extraction · Membrane ultrafiltration purification · Controlled isoelectric precipitation · Low temperature spray drying
- Shape
- Ultra-fine powder · Off-white to very pale beige · Neutral odor
- Humidity
- ≤ 5%
- Residual lipids
- ≤ 3%
- Ashes
- ≤ 5%
- Solubility
- Excellent across the entire pH range 4 – 9
- Emulsifying capacity
- Very high
- Foaming capacity
- High
- Thermal stability
- Up to 80°C in solution
- Applications
- Medical nutrition · High performance sports nutrition · Premium active cosmetic formulations · Precision nutraceuticals · High-end functional food ingredient
