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Article

Nutritional Assessment and Comparison of the Composition of Oil Extracted from Argan Nuts Collected from a Plantation and Two Natural Forest Stands of ARGAN Trees

by
Chaimaa Sabiri
1,
Bouchra Tazi
2,
Nadia Maata
3,
Souad Rahim
1,
Hassan Taki
1,
Ahmed Bennamara
4,
Lhoussaine Saad
3 and
Abdelfettah Derouiche
1,*
1
Research Unit, Human Nutrition, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Faculty of Sciences Ben Msik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Avenue Driss El Harti B.P 7955, Sidi Othmane, Casablanca 20660, Morocco
2
Department of Basic Sciences, National School of Agriculture (ENAM), km 10, Route Haj Kaddour, B.P. S/40, Meknes 50000, Morocco
3
Laboratory of Analysis and Chemical Research (LOARC), 25, Rue Rahal Nichakra, Casablanca 20100, Morocco
4
Laboratory of Biomolecules and Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sik, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Avenue Driss El Harti B.P 7955, Sidi Othmane, Casablanca 20660, Morocco
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2023, 14(2), 180; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020180
Submission received: 27 November 2022 / Revised: 9 January 2023 / Accepted: 11 January 2023 / Published: 18 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Production in Forest Nurseries and Field Performance of Seedlings)
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Abstract

Argan oil (AO), extracted from the argan tree’s fruits, is principally composed of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, polyphenols, tocopherols, and sterols. This unique chemical composition is likely to be responsible for its beneficial effects. The argan tree (Argania spinosa) grows endemically in the southwest of Morocco. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition of three types of argan oil from three geographical locations: argan oil extracted from argan nuts collected from a plantation (Casablanca, AOC) and two forest stands of argan trees growing naturally in their native environment of the south-west of Morocco ((regions of Essaouira (AOE) and Taroudant (AOT)). The composition of the three oils corresponds to the known composition of argan oil in terms of fatty acids and unsaponifiable fraction. The chemical analyses revealed that the argan oil extracted from the plantations (AOC) is significantly richer in linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and tocopherols compared to the oil from the two natural stands (AOE and AOT) of argan trees. These results suggest that it is possible to facilitate an assisted migration of the argan tree outside its natural area into sites exposed to sea spray without affecting the quality of its argan oil.
Keywords: argan stand; argan plantation; argan oil; chemical composition; physicochemical parameters argan stand; argan plantation; argan oil; chemical composition; physicochemical parameters

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Sabiri, C.; Tazi, B.; Maata, N.; Rahim, S.; Taki, H.; Bennamara, A.; Saad, L.; Derouiche, A. Nutritional Assessment and Comparison of the Composition of Oil Extracted from Argan Nuts Collected from a Plantation and Two Natural Forest Stands of ARGAN Trees. Forests 2023, 14, 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020180

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Sabiri C, Tazi B, Maata N, Rahim S, Taki H, Bennamara A, Saad L, Derouiche A. Nutritional Assessment and Comparison of the Composition of Oil Extracted from Argan Nuts Collected from a Plantation and Two Natural Forest Stands of ARGAN Trees. Forests. 2023; 14(2):180. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020180

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Sabiri, Chaimaa, Bouchra Tazi, Nadia Maata, Souad Rahim, Hassan Taki, Ahmed Bennamara, Lhoussaine Saad, and Abdelfettah Derouiche. 2023. "Nutritional Assessment and Comparison of the Composition of Oil Extracted from Argan Nuts Collected from a Plantation and Two Natural Forest Stands of ARGAN Trees" Forests 14, no. 2: 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020180

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Sabiri, C., Tazi, B., Maata, N., Rahim, S., Taki, H., Bennamara, A., Saad, L., & Derouiche, A. (2023). Nutritional Assessment and Comparison of the Composition of Oil Extracted from Argan Nuts Collected from a Plantation and Two Natural Forest Stands of ARGAN Trees. Forests, 14(2), 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020180

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