When I read an article about “These Climbing Goats
Spread seeds by Spitting” By Mary Beth Griggs I found a description of Argan
Oil as a process facilitated by digestive system of Goats:
“People tend to root around in manure to find argan seeds for oil
extraction, because it's thought that the digestive system of a goat makes them
easier to crack”
Here’s the Laboratory and
Traditional Method used in Morocco:
Ø Pulping
Fruit: The pulping is done using a mechanical machine can separate the old pulp
from the nuts. This separation is
then followed by a sorting step of sorting the nuts of the pulp.
Ø
Crashing and cleaning: this step
requires special skill on the part of women.
Ø
Roasting (oil for food): The
kernels obtained undergo mechanical roasting for a period of ten minutes.
Ø
Pressing: unlike traditional
pressing, this press is done using an oil press.
Ø
And filtration and bottling: The
filtration is also a mechanical manner using a machine designed specifically
for this task. The last step is
the bottling of the produce.
The traditional Extraction Method Comprises 6 Steps:
Ø The
pulping: The first step involves pulping the fruit by hand. Women slightly crush the old fruit
against a stone that serves as support, then they separate the pulp of the nut. This same process can be done by goats
that contribute to the pulping by eating fresh nuts and rejecting the rest;
Ø
The manual crushing of nuts: This
is the second step and the most painful, it is performed between two stones,
one is used as a support and the other as a hammer;
Ø
The roasting: Almonds obtained
are then placed in a container and then they undergo a heating to low heat
until it turn brown. The purpose of this step is to develop the taste, color
and smell of the oil to be extracted;
Ø
Crushing: roasted almonds undergo
a crash with a grinding stone. The
extracted pulp is then accumulated in a pottery vessel for mixing;
Ø
The kneading the dough: it is a
manual way with the addition of a small amount of warm water for a viscous
paste;
Ø
Pressing pulp: The last step in
the conventional method is to release the oil by manually pressing the
dough.
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Oil extraction method which mixed with almond and honey is great for
breakfast/Sohoor. ;-)
