argan oil
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Key facts
- Type
- Plant oil
- Place of origin
- Maghreb
- Main ingredients
- Fruit of the argan tree
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 4 products
cNutri-Score
2NOVA · Processed culinary ingredient
- Energy
- 929 kcal
- Fat
- 100 g
- — of which saturates
- 42.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 0 g
- — of which sugars
- 0 g
- Protein
- 0 g
- Salt
- 0 g
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ingredient
- Subclass of
- cooking oil
- Country of origin
- Algeria
- Image
- Huile d'argan 010.JPG
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- Commons category
- Argan oil
- natural product of taxon
- Argania spinosa
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Encyclopedic overview
Argan oil is a plant oil produced from the kernels of the argan tree (Argania spinosa L.), which is indigenous to Morocco and southwestern Algeria. In Morocco, argan oil is used to dip bread at breakfast or to drizzle on couscous or pasta. It is also used for cosmetic purposes.
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