Shea Nut

We are engaged in trading and exporting excellent quality Shea Nut to our valuable clients. Shea nut butter has been used for centuries in Africa for cosmetics, funeral rites , medicinal ,soap making and as cooking oil.Estimated National Production: 500,000 MT annually.Export from Nigeria: About 3% of the national production is exported.Types: They are usually accessed based on the content.Uses: They are used in the production of Shea butter which is used in the cosmetics, confectionery and other such industries.

The fruit is usually 5-8 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, elliptic, a yellow or green berry with thick, butter-like, mucos pericap contains one seed which is oval or round. The seed is usually surrounded by a fragile shinning shell with large hillum on a broad base.

Free Fatty Acid {FFA}
Content: Less than or equal to 60%
Moisture Content:
Less than or equal to 70%
Oil Content: Greater than or equal to 45%
Latex: 4-10%