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%
