FOB Price
Obtenir le dernier prix6 ~ 12 / Kilogram ( Negotiable )
|Minimum Order
Localité:
Nigeria
Prix de commande minimale:
Commande minimale:
500 Kilogram
Packaging Detail:
20 - 100kg plastic bucket/container
Delivery Time:
3-6 weeks depending on quantity
Supplying Ability:
60000 Metric Ton per Month
Payment Type:
Western Union, L/C, T/T
Nigeria
Personne àcontacter Clement
Suite B 6, 82 Old Ojo Road, By Church B/Stop, Agboju, Lagos
Product Description: Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural fat extracted from the seed of the AfricanSHEA TREEby crushing and boiling. It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and salve. Shea nuts are primarily grown in West and Central Africa in the semi-arid Sahel, referred to by traders as the "Shea Belt". Vitellaria paradoxa and Vitellaria nilotica are the two main varieties. Vitellaria paradoxa is exported in the largest volume and grows throughout the West African region. Vitellaria nilotica is produced primarily in northern Uganda and southern Sudan. Shea Nut products, the solid fat (butter or stearin) and the liquid oil (olein), are ideal for use as raw materials in cooking oil, margarine, cosmetics, soap, detergents and candles, but it has found its primary market niche as a substitute for cocoa butter in the chocolate and confectionery industry.
Harvest: Shea nut trees grow widely and naturally in West Africa. They only begin to bear fruit after about *0 years and do not reach maturity for *5 years. They may continue to produce nuts for up to **0 years after reaching maturity. The nuts, which are embedded in a soft fruit, fall to the ground during the harvesting period (typically June through August). They are then buried in pits which cause the pulp to ferment and disintegrate and produce enough heat to prevent germination. The nuts are dried for a few days and are later shelled and winnowed, usually by hand. The kernels are dried further to reduce moisture content from about *0 percent to about 7 percent.
