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Shea Nut
Dried shea kernels from the savannah belt of West Africa, supplied for butter extraction and processing.
- Hand-collected and sun-dried
- Sorted and cleaned
- High fat yield
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Overview
Shea nuts come from the Vitellaria paradoxa tree, which grows wild across West Africa. The kernels are collected, boiled, dried and sorted before export.
They are the raw material for shea butter and shea stearin used in food and cosmetics.
Applications
Shea butter extractionCocoa butter equivalentsCosmetics raw material
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Specifications
| Fat content | 45% min |
| Moisture | 7% max |
| Free fatty acids | 6% max |
| Foreign matter | 1% max |
| Broken kernels | 10% max |
| Packaging | Jute or PP bags, about 80–85 kg |
Typical values. Custom specifications available on request.
