Single origin · Small-batch pressed
Kailahun District · Sierra Leone
Ajé Culture Red Palm Oil is unrefined red palm oil from Kailahun District in eastern Sierra Leone, finished and packed in Freetown, and imported direct to Australia by Aje Culture Global Pty Ltd. One district, one supplier partner, one batch at a time. Available in 5, 10 and 20 litre formats for kitchens and food service.
Look at the front of the container and you will find the words RED PAMINE. Pamine is how palm oil is spoken of in Sierra Leone. The label carries the name the oil already has where it comes from, next to the one it goes by here.
Kailahun District, Sierra Leone
In the east of Sierra Leone, near the Guinea and Liberia borders, palms stand among cassava and yams, planted by people who are no longer alive, cut and carried as they have been for generations.
The fruit is grown and pressed there. The oil comes out the colour of rust and firelight.
Freetown
The oil travels before it travels. From Kailahun it comes west across the country to a yard on the Atlantic edge of Freetown, where a small team finishes it, fills it and seals it by hand.
East to coast. Coast to Melbourne.
Freetown
One origin, one supplier partner, one batch at a time. Every consignment is tested and documented before it is sealed into a single container and shipped.
The first ran to twenty-four thousand litres, and it was called Aminata. Batches carry names here, not numbers.
This oil has always travelled badly. It arrives in Australia inconsistent, or late, or not at all, and no one is accountable for it. Meanwhile the words “palm oil” have come to mean something here that has nothing to do with a smallholder grove in West Africa.
Not a range. Not a promise. One product, done properly, so the next one can be trusted.
Supplied in food-service formats for kitchens, caterers and retailers.
| Nutrient | Per serving | Per 100 mL |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 500 kJ (120 Cal) | 3350 kJ (797 Cal) |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat, total | 13.5 g | 90 g |
| - saturated | 6.6 g | 44.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g |
| - sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0 mg |
Serving size 15 mL (1 tbsp).
Servings per package: approx 1333 (20 L), approx 667 (10 L), approx 333 (5 L).
Batch, harvest and best before are printed on your container and vary by consignment. The label on the container is always the definitive record.
For wholesale, food service, stockist and general enquiries, write to us and we will come back to you.
info@ajeculture.com