Each fruit contains a multitude of small, hard seeds; each seed contains only 5% oil, compared to 18 to 25% for olive, 50% for walnut or 60% for argan. To produce one liter, it is necessary to collect, sort, clean and press a quantity of fruits and seeds which requires considerable and irreplaceable…
Each fruit contains a multitude of small, hard seeds; each seed contains only 5% oil, compared to 18 to 25% for olive, 50% for walnut or 60% for argan. To produce one liter, it is necessary to collect, sort, clean and press a quantity of fruits and seeds which requires considerable and irreplaceable manual labor.
It is this work, patience, attention to detail, qualified local labor, that the Aït Baamran and Rahmana cooperatives embody. And it is this work that Folk Oils pays its fair price, directly, without an intermediary.