Argan oil, the green gold of Morocco, is extracted from the fruit stone of the argan tree, a specifically Moroccan tree found only in a triangle between Essaouira, Marrakech and Agadir.
This oil has been known for centuries by the Imazighen (Berbers) of the Atlas for its cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and dietary virtues. The fruit production is in the order of 8 kg per tree per year. It takes on average about 100 kg of ripe fruit to produce a single litre of pure oil and about ten hours of work across women's cooperatives.