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 its 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%