Peanut oil

Traceback your Peanut oil

and explore your

impact on people

& the environment

Creating a

FAIR ECONOMY

$ 12,326

are invested in supporting the small farmers of EoL in carbon sequestration and avoidance practices.

Creating a

FAIR SOCIETY

100%

of full-time employees in Sekem who worked to produce this product receive health insurance and safe working conditions.

Life Long Learning &

WELLBEING

10%

of the working time in Sekem is dedicated to art and self-development activities; to promote wellbeing and happiness at work.

Protecting the

ENVIRONMENT

100%

of the people who worked to produce this product throughout the supply chain receive ecological awareness trainings.

Farming

The peanuts were produced on different locations in El-Wahat and El-Minya. The peanuts are grown under the principles of the most holistic method of organic agriculture called biodynamic. The farms are certified organic, Demeter and Economy of Love. These certifications ensure sustainable farming practices that actively protects the environment and increases biodiversity.

Economy of Love certified farms are actively building a healthy soil to increase natural fertility, which creates a more sustainable farm in the long-term.

Economy of Love links the farmers to agricultural associations offering consultancies of extension engineers who regularly advise farmers in the fields and provide the farmers with appropriate training, and technical support

Through the EoL fund and microcredits programs, farmers are encouraged to plant more trees, produce more compost and use renewable energy on their farms, thus prominently contributing to climate change mitigating.

Meet The Farmers

get to the source of production

Waleed

Farmer in Wahat Oasis, Egypt

Waleed is an agriculture engineer in Wahat SEKEM farm. His children study at SEKEM school, also his wife teaches Arabic there. They are living a wonderful new experience surrounded by calming beautiful places. He’s a hard worker farmer trying to cover all the herbs needed in the market.

Reda

Farmer in Minia, Egypt

Our young farmer Reda has his own Demeter-certified farmland in Minya called El-Rouby. Reda has a dream to live a simple happy life growing his business to provide more job opportunities for his people.

Processing

After the harvest, the Peanuts arrive first at the Green valley company where they are roasted and deshelled. The peanuts are then sent to the iSiS Organic Food Company where samples are taken to confirm organic and biodynamic standards. There, the peanut oil is extracted through the cold-pressing technique, which preserves essential nutrients that can be lost if heat is applied.

Using cold pressing techniques allows for less energy usage as it doesn’t require heat or the use of chemical solvents.

Barely any waste is left after the oil extraction process. The seed residue is used to make animal feed and compost production, which are used on the Sekem Adlya farm, close to the iSiS factory.

Green valley company where the peanuts gets processed, is Demeter certified and abides by the EoL code of conduct.

Packaging

Now after the peanut oil is filtered, it arrives at the packaging department to be poured into glass bottles, after which it gets sealed with a metal top, a plastic cover and a Sekem label sticker and it is ready to go.

The factory ensures the optimal usage of the oil during the packaging process with minimal waste produced, where the wasted oil is collected and used.

As part of Sekem holding , the world bank and UN women has granted iSiS the “One Business Community, Equal Opportunity Seal” for their efforts in supporting women and ensuring equality.

iSiS employees are part of the core program Sekem offers, which includes art, music and environmental awareness sessions.

Packaging Material

The peanuts could be responsibly grown and processed, but its packaging material and the companies from which they are sourced do also have a huge impact over the products’ lifetime, and cannot be neglected.

The oil bottles are made from glass, which is energy-intensive, where the process of shaping the glass uses a lot of combustion energy resulting in Co2 emissions that iSiS do not account for.

The sticker label on the bottles is made of FSC certified materials.

The tops that seal the bottles are made from metal and the cover on top is made from plastic, which is not accounted for by the iSiS factory when offsetting their emissions.

Distribution

The bottles of peanut oils packages are now ready to be distributed directly to your home, local shops, or overseas.

iSiS always opts for sea freight and only makes the decision to use air freight on the rare occasion that a client orders a small amount that can not be transported by sea.

Distribution process is under the supervision of iSiS to ensure the selection of the shipping cars to be cleaned and qualified for the process.

Drivers receive health consultancies from SEKEM medical center located near the factory to make sure that they monitor their health to reduce any work strains.

Meet The Employees

have a look, who processed, packaged and distributed your product

Marwa

Quality Manager in iSiS

Marwa has been working in the iSiS factory for more than 8 years. Together with her husband and two children, she lives on the SEKEM farm.

Nour

Factory Engineer at iSiS

Nour Hassan lives with her family in Kafr Ayoub located near Belbies. She is responsible for packaging the oils and different products.

Ahmed

Factory Engineer in iSiS

Ahmed Saeed lives in Galvina near the iSiS factory. He’s been working with SEKEM for 6 years now, as part of the production team.

Hossam

Factory Engineer in iSiS

Hossam lives in Galvina with his family, and has been working with SEKEM for 15 years. He’s in charge of oil extraction in the oil production department.

What is the True Price?

Are there hidden costs that the price doesn't reflect?

True Price Comparision

Sustainably & ethically produced products add value to society. However, when comparing prices, we don’t take into account the long-term impact of the product. For example, since the sustainable agricultural practices of cultivating these peanuts is sequestering Co2e it is actually saving up future damage cost that you’ll eventually pay for. This means that it is cheaper than products that emit Co2e, but so often the price tag doesn’t reflect that.

We encourage you to compare products based on their true price; the price that reflects the hidden costs that you and future generations eventually pay for.

Indirect Costs include:

WATER

REPROCESSING COST

Society is paying taxes to clean water sources from agriculture’s chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, as well as the irresponsible disposal of wastewater from factories, in order to make it usable/drinkable water.