The Shea Butter Experts » nutty smell http://www.sheabutterexperts.com Spotlight the women producers at the heart of the shea butter value chain Wed, 19 May 2010 05:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Shea Nuts to Shea Butter – Producing a Quality Product http://www.sheabutterexperts.com/2009/08/28/shea-nuts-to-shea-butter-producing-a-quality-product/ http://www.sheabutterexperts.com/2009/08/28/shea-nuts-to-shea-butter-producing-a-quality-product/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:28:21 +0000 funlayo http://www.sheabutterexperts.com/?p=218 The key to quality shea butter is the process that begins from the moment the shea nut is harvested until the shea butter is extracted from the nut. If the process is compromised, the resulting shea butter will not meet the following standards:

The features of good quality Shea butter are

  • Low Free Fatty Acids (FFA)
  • Low Moisture Content
  • Low impurities
  • Beige to Yellow color
  • No rancid or smokey smells
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