SHEA NUT
Renowned as ‘Women’s Gold’ by the rural populace of Burkinabe, West Africa, Sheanut is collected and processed by crushing and grinding nuts from the Shea tree, which is used in soap and cosmetics as moisturizer and lotion.
Add the usages of the Shea nuts
| Colour | : Natural Brown |
| Oil / Fat | : 45 to 50% Min |
| Admixture | : 1% Maximum |
| Moisture | : 10% Maximum |
| FFA | : 8% |
| Packing | : 80kg PP Bags / Jute Bags |
| Season | : August to February |
| Origin | : Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo |
| Supplying Capacity per Season | : 3,000 to 5,000 Metric tons |
The shea tree grows in an area north of the equator in the savanna desert of Africa in what is called the “Shea Belt-. The chief production areas for mama Butter are mali Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast,Ghana, Togo,Benin and Nigeria.
| 1. | Mali |
| 2. | The Ivory Coast |
| 3. | Burkina Faso |
| 4. | Ghana |
| 5. | Togo |
| 6. | Benin |
| 7. | Nigeria |