Shea Butter

Shea Buter, a common edible oil in Africa, is a pure natural non-toxic and non-irritating product, the crude oil obtained from the fruit stone The processed shea butter is a gray, fat-like substance, and the white or light yellow fat-like shea butter can be obtained during the refining process. The extraction of shea butter comes from "shea butter", which is a plant with magical maintenance effects. They mostly grow in the tropical rainforest between Senegal and Nigeria in Africa.

Shea butter has many properties and uses. First, it's a natural vegetable oil rich in vitamins and antioxidants that moisturize and protect the skin. For this reason, shea butter is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics, skin care and hair care products.

In addition, shea butter can also be used for consumption. It is rich in fatty acids, vitamins and minerals and can be used in cooking, baking and preparing food. Shea butter is often used as cooking oil in some parts of Africa, especially in West Africa, such as Nigeria and Ghana.

Characteristics of shea butter include a yellowish to light brown color, a firm texture, and a distinctive nutty smell. It has a relatively high smoke point, making it suitable for frying and high-temperature cooking. In addition, shea butter is also widely used to make foods such as chocolate, candy and biscuits.

The pressing process of shea butter usually includes the following steps:

Harvesting and Processing Shea Butter: Ripe Shea Butter fruit is harvested, washed and dried to remove impurities and impurities.

Crushing and Grinding: Put the cleaned shea butter fruit into a crusher or grinder to break it into fine particles or pulp.

Steaming: Crushed or ground shea butter is steamed to soften the pulp, release the oils, and eliminate the action of bacteria and enzymes.

Oil pressing: put the cooked shea butter into an oil press, and extract the oil by mechanical pressing. Before the oil is pressed, hot water or steam can be added to help increase the oil yield.

Oil-water separation: separate the squeezed shea butter and pomace through a centrifugal separator or other oil-water separation equipment.

Filtration: Filter the separated shea butter through filter cloth or filter paper to remove impurities and solid residues.

Deodorization: Filtered shea butter is deodorized to remove odors.

Cooling and Storage: Cool deodorized Shea Butter and store in appropriate containers to preserve its quality and freshness.