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Argan oil · Type 4 · Virgin food (raw, unroasted) — Folk Oils grade visual
04
Type 4 · Virgin food (raw, unroasted)
Cold pressing of raw almonds: no roasting in order to preserve tocopherols, sterols and fatty acid profile as much as possible. Designed for the “nutrition/well-being” and functional ingredients ranges.
Nutraceuticals · supplements · encapsulation
Key Features
- Raw material
- Raw almonds, Afoulki sorting
- Process
- First cold pressing, without roasting
- Profile
- Rich in unsaturated foods, sterols and natural vitamin E
- Segments
- Nutraceuticals, supplements, functional food
Cold pressing without roasting
~147
mg/kg active schottenol
~122
mg/kg spinasterol
>80%
Total unsaturated FA
Idmine
Certified opposable origin
No roasting: maximum preservation of tocopherols, signature sterols and ferulic acid. Designed for nutrition, well-being and functional ingredients, softgel, oil blends, cold food preparations ranges.
Profile close to the classic sweet almond oil in use, with the specificity of argan sterols and solid scientific documentation for nutraceutical regulatory files.
INDICATIVE ANALYTICAL PROFILE · TYPE 04 · RAW VIRGIN FOOD
Composition
- Oleic acid (Ω-9, C18:1)
- 46,5 %
- Linoleic acid (Ω-6, C18:2)
- 32,8 %
- Total unsaturated fatty acids
- > 80%, balanced and stable
- Schottenol
- ~147 mg/kg, encapsulable active
- Spinasterol
- ~122 mg/kg
- Ferulic acid
- Present, phenolic antioxidant
Quality & features
- Vitamin E (tocopherols)
- ~60 mg/kg
- Roasting
- None, maximum raw profile
- Encapsulation
- Soft capsules · drinkable oils
- Studies
- Lipid profile studied in literature : claims to validate per market
- Traceability
- Afoulki Cooperative · Full CoA
B2B apps
NUTRACEUTICALS
Supplements · softgel
Schottenol and spinasterol in encapsulation. Antioxidant ferulic acid. Scientific documentation for regulatory files.
FUNCTIONAL FOOD
Premium “raw” oils
Enrichment of cold preparations, high-end well-being blends.
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Functional positioning
Lipid profile rich in unsaturates and signature sterols : functional positioning to document per target jurisdiction. EU Organic · ECOCERT · Halal; USDA NOP & Fair For Life in progress certified origin.
Value chain · zero intermediaries
Afoulki for raw materials, Folk Oils for pressure and export, same logic as types 1 to 3. 100% of the purchase price to the cooperative network. Batch-by-batch traceability for CSR audits and due diligence.
For nutraceutical formulators, Folk Oils raw virgin argan offers solid scientific documentation and an enforceable certified origin.
Request the technical sheet, Type 04 raw food
Complete GC profile, HPLC sterols, vitamin E, nutraceutical regulatory file. Response within 48 hours.
Target applications
- Premium “raw” edible oils
- Supplements (capsules, drinkable oils)
- Encapsulation and functional mixtures
- High-end wellness ranges
CoA, full technical data sheet and samples on request.