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| Product | Ingredients | Flags | Natural | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted Green Wheat (Freekeh) | Roasted green wheat grains (young wheat harvested green, then roasted). No formal ingredient panel published; single-ingredient roasted green wheat per producer page. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Couscous (Maftoul) | Traditional handmade Palestinian couscous (maftoul) rolled from wheat. No formal ingredient panel published; made from wheat grown by small farmers in the Jenin area per producer page. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Thyme (Za'atar) | Thyme mixed with spices, salt and olive oil (per producer page). No formal quantified ingredient panel published. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Olive Oil (Extra Virgin / Virgin) | Cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil from hand-picked Nabali olives. Single-ingredient olive oil per producer page. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Olive Paste | Green olives (brine/salt-cured), olive oil, and flavourings such as thyme, nuts, or chilli; ground and pasteurised. Description from producer process page; no quantified ingredient panel published. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Almonds (Om el Fahem variety) | Raw natural almonds. Single-ingredient raw almonds per producer page. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Medjoul Dates | Medjoul dates. Single-ingredient fresh medjoul dates per producer page. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Dried Tomatoes | Sun-dried tomatoes. Single-ingredient dried tomatoes per producer page (no quantified panel published). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
Harvested / grown in Palestinian farmer and women's cooperatives (West Bank)
Yes. Al Reef Fair Trade is certified organic (USDA-NOP / EU Organic / Bio Suisse / COAP).
Yes. Al Reef Fair Trade is a whole, single-ingredient grains with nothing added.
Al Reef Fair Trade is from Palestinian farmer and women's cooperatives (West Bank).
Al Reef Fair Trade publishes its sourcing. Fair Trade certified.
Al Reef (owned by PARC) holds EU Organic, Bio-Suisse and NOP organic certificates and is a WFTO fair-trade member; markets maftoul and roasted green wheat freekeh from organised Palestinian cooperatives.
EU Organic; Bio-Suisse; USDA NOP; WFTO fair trade member
Ships to EU, worldwide via fair-trade distributors.
Al Reef Fair Trade is one of the genuinely organic, traceable grains options, the main reason to choose it over commodity products.
