Cha Tzu Tang is committed to reviving Taiwan's camellia seed oil culture, promoting camellia seed contract farming, increasing Taiwan's camellia seed self-sufficiency rate, and actively developing five major stages for realizing the full potential of camellia seeds, thus enhancing their added value.
The five major stages for the full utilization of camellia seeds
Camellia trees are an important economic crop in Taiwan. The oil pressed from camellia seeds can be used as cooking oil and for skin care products. Cha Tzu Tang is committed to increasing the added value of camellia seeds and realizing their full potential through five stages:
- Eco-friendly contract farming: Cha Tzu Tang has established three eco-friendly contract farming areas in Taiwan to promote pesticide-free, herbicide-free, and chemical fertilizer-free farming methods to achieve multiple biological cycles.
- Cold pressed oil: Cha Tzu Tang has developed 16 cold-pressed oil processes to produce Taiwan specialty cooking camellia seed oil.
- Cleaning supplies: The oil cake that forms as a by-product from cold-pressing is ground into powder and used in household cleaning products, such as the “dishwashing liquid” developed Cha Tzu Tang as its first product.
- Extract: The 100% water-extracted camellia meal extract developed by Cha Tzu Tang obtained the international COSMOS certification. The extract retains a higher amount of active ingredients, is gentler on the skin, and is suitable for a variety of body wash products.
- Organic fertilizer: The final waste is returned to the land as an organic fertilizer for the tea trees.
Promoting "grass cultivation" for planting camellia trees
Grass cultivation utilizes natural grass species to blanket the soil, moderating temperature fluctuations, protecting root systems, and preventing soil erosion. Cha Tzu Tang opts for leguminous plants as the grass cover to suppress weeds, enhance soil fertility, and provide abundant nutrients for bitter tea tree cultivation.
Benefits
- Cha Tzu Tang has expanded its cooperative farming area in Taiwan to 40 hectares, aiming to increase Taiwan's selfsufficiency in Camellia seed from 10% to 15%.
- Using self-cultivated Camellia seeds from Taiwan, Cha Tzu Tang produces premium Camellia seed oil, which was recognized internationally with the prestigious "2022 Global Pure Flavor Evaluation A.A. Taste Awards Three-Star Award."