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Sheanuts
Product Description
Shea nut is the seed of the shea fruit that grows on the shea tree. The shea generally grows wild and its an indigenous tree species to many countries in west africa The Shea fruit fall to the ground during harvesting period (typically June through August).
They are then buried in pits which causes the pulp to ferment and disintegrate and produces enough heat to prevent germination. The Shea 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 40 percent to about 7 percent.
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USES of shea nuts
The shea nut is crused to obtain shea butter which is used in the costmetic industry. Some European countries use the refined shea butter as filling of chocolate products. It also cold pressed and oil used for edible purposes as well as soap
