Discrimination of Geographical Origin of Unroasted Kernels Argan Oil (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) Using Tocopherols and Chemometrics

Table 1

Geographical parameters of the six sampled provenances of argan trees.

Provenance	Code	Sample size	Latitude	Longitude	Altitude (masl)	Temperature min-max (°C)	Rainfall (mm/year)	Distance from coast (km.a.c.f)
Safi	SA	4	32°02′N	9°18′W	112	13.15–29.60	320.36	5.57
Essaouira	ES	7	30°59′N	9°36′W	138	13.50–26.40	292.17	19.77
Agadir	AG	7	30°22′N	9°23′W	103	12.92–24.55	264.40	22.27
Taroudant	TA	7	30°26′N	8°33′W	592	11.42–31.20	210.37	106.86
Tiznit	TI	7	29°41′N	9°19′W	497	12.70–26.31	205.47	62.54
Sidi Ifni	SI	7	29°23′N	9°56′W	349	13.44–28.70	155.92	21.95

Masl: meters above sea level; km.a.c.f: km as the crow flies.