The Effect Of Climate On The Physico-chemical Characterization Of Argan Seeds

This study aims to characterize the Argan seeds by physico-chemical analysis of Argan nuts of two Algerian populations, the first part of a Saharan climate (Tindouf) and the second belongs to a semi-arid bioclimatic stage with temperate winter (Mostaganem). The results show a change in the composition of the seed according to the origin and even within the same origin there is a differentiation of the intrinsic quality of the seed. Lipid fraction varies between 42 and 53%. Registered rates of Protein have a declining gradient from north to south. Similarly protein levels in ash and water has the same trend with the exception of the 2011 harvest from Tindouf, where almonds are the wettest.