Specifications:
Shea nut required for import:Free Fatty Acids (FFA) = less than or equal to 6%Shea Butter
Moisture Content = less than or equal to 10%
Oil Content = greater than or equal to 45%
Latex = 4-10%
Impurity= 0-2%
The oil content is the most crucial element of the shea nut as that component is an important ingredient in the composition of the butter that goes into Cocoa Butter Equivalents and other by-products.
If the oil content is higher and the FFA and moisture content is lower, then the exporter will receive a price premium.
Uses: Shea nuts are mainly use in the production of Shea Butter. Therefore all the uses of shea nuts are invariably embedded in the economic importance of Shea Butter.
Payment: by confirm L/C or CAD with 30% advance payment.
Our Organic Shea Butter is Grade A, Pure, Unrefined and Raw. It has no additives, preservatives, fragrance or colorants, with a pleasant nutty aroma. It has a soft and creamy non-grainy texture that melts easily at skin temperature. Regular use of Shea Butter may alleviate many skin problems, including blemishes, wrinkles, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, eczema, skin allergies, insect bites, frost bite, and other skin conditions. Those with nut allergies should avoid or check with an allergist before using.
Payment must be Fix by 30% Deposit and 70% Balance against copy of B/L , Please take note that we DO NOT accept L/C due to high Banking cost/Lc fee so please do not send any inquiry for L/C term buyers
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
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.
Supplier From
London,
Greater London,
United Kingdom
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.
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
Shea butter, also known as karite butter, once refined is a white-to-cream coloured fatty substance made from the nuts of karite nut trees (also called Mangifolia trees) that grow in the savannah regions of West and Central Africa