Shea Butter
The fat that comes from the oily kernels of the seeds is called shea butter. It comes in a cream, off-white colour and is very rich in cosmetic properties.
We have in stock shea butter with:
Low fatty acid (
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
BOTANICAL NAME : Vitellaria Paradoxa
The fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritous pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from shea butter is extracted. Its a deciduous tree therefore itâ??s about 7-15 metre tall, but has reached 25 metre and a trunk diameter of 2 metre.
QUALITY SPECIFICATION
Oil Content ------------------ 45%
FFA -----------------------------3%
Moisture --------------------------8%
Impurity -------------------------- 2%
BOTANICAL NAME : Vitellaria paradoxa
We sell 100% organic shea butter.Our product is unrefined and well packaged to prevent
contamination and tampering. This butter is always fresh and made from the most recent
harvests of shea nuts to ensure you get the best quality shea butter. We supply in bulk both locally
and internationally.
FFA -----------------------------
Botanical Name Arachis hypogaea
Taste Typical
Odor Odourless, no foreign odours
Color Typical, beige/yellow typical
Production area 6000 Tons
Packing White polypropylene packaging bag of 25 kg y 50 kg
Loading 20 feet: 19 metric tonnes
Analysis Values
Purity 99.70% min
Oil content 48.00% max
Moisture 5.00% max
Quality: Black Sesame, White Sesame Escoba Blanca /IP10
Purity: 99.97%
Packing: PP Bags p/20/50kg
Season: February - October
Origin: Paraguay / Argentina
Annual production volume: 2000ton
Container capacity: 26ton
Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. It is ivory in color when raw and commonly dyed yellow with borututu root or palm oil.
It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in some African countries.
In every month we can export first grade of this product in 1000-2000MT quantity.