SEED LIBRARY

Thanks to its experience and know-how in oil extraction, OLEXA© has accumulated over time a considerable amount of information on many oilseeds: their history, their characteristics, their extraction, their uses, etc... All these studies and data have been gathered in our "seed library", which we are now opening its doors to you...

Argan almonds

The argan tree is a thorny shrub that grows almost exclusively in Morocco. Flowering takes place during the period from May to June. The fruit of the argan tree is a green drupe (fleshy stone fruit) containing an almond.

Peanut

Peanut is an annual plant with yellow flowers 20 to 90 cm high. The leaves are composed of two or three pairs of membranous, oval leaflets. They are provided at their base with sheathing stipules. To grow, peanuts need a lot of heat.

Other applications : black fly larvae

Black Soldier Fly Larvae such as Hermetia Illucens are becoming increasingly interesting in the research for protein-enriched fat and meal.

Camelina

Camelina is a widespread crop in Europe and Central Asia. It is also known as faux linen or pleasure gold.

Hemp - Chenevis

Chenevis is the name given to the seed of hemp, a herbaceous plant of the genus Cannabis. The seed is used as is for fishing and feeding birds. It is also used to make hemp oil, drinks, animal feed, etc.

Squash seed

The term squash, or more rarely cougourd, refers to several species of plants in the Cucurbitaceae family. They are generally grown for their edible fruit, but are sometimes grown for their oil seeds.

Perilla - Shiso seed

Shiso, also known as Chinese basil, is an ornamental and edible plant. It is grown mainly for the beauty of its foliage, but its flowers are also edible.

the cocoa bean

The cocoa bean is the seed of the cocoa tree, well known for its use in chocolate making. A small seed exceptional for its unique flavor, powerful but refined, and for its effects on our body and our well-being, it is an outstanding food!

the walnut

The common walnut is an oleaginous nut with a high energy content, which is characterized by its richness in polyunsaturated fatty acids, including the highest contribution of omega-3. Rich in tocopherol and phenolic compounds, it is the most antioxidant of the oil seeds.

cotton seed

Cotton is a plant fiber that surrounds the seeds of "true" cotton plants (Gossypium sp.). This fiber, which consists of almost pure cellulose, is usually processed into yarn that is woven into fabrics. Cotton is the most produced natural fiber in the world.

the flax seed

Originally from Asia, Linum usitatissimum is historically one of the first cultivated species. It is an annual herbaceous plant, widely cultivated for its textile fibres and oil seeds.

the soybean

Rich in proteins and lipids, with an interesting fatty acid profile, this seed is also rich in B vitamins and isoflavones, and offers obvious nutritional advantages.

the sunflower

This plant is widely cultivated for its seeds, which are rich in good quality edible oil. Along with rapeseed and olive, sunflower is one of the three main sources of edible oil in Europe.

Blue poppy seeds

Native to the Himalayan mountains and a close cousin of the poppy, the blue poppy has many qualities that have long been used in traditional Tibetan medicine.