Mechanically-pressed Argan
Oil
The mechanical production process extracts edible oil from
roasted kernels, and oil for cosmetics and food supplements from unroasted
kernels. Mechanical pressing yields greater quantities of oil and the oil keeps
better. This makes it easier to export it as edible oil. Monitoring nut quality
is more difficult than in the manual production process, as origins are more
difficult to trace. Mechanically-produced oil is basically cheaper than its
handpressed counterpart.(Nill & Worner, 2007)
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