shea nut oil mill shea nut oil processing plant
- Product Name: shea nut oil processing plant
- Raw Material: shea nut
- Type: oil processing plant machine
- Production Capacity: 45-70kg/h
- Voltage: According to customer demand
- Power(W): 1.5KW
- Dimension(L*W*H): 1050*950*1650
- Weight: 850kg
- Certification: ISO9001-2008
- After-sales Service Provided: Engineers available to service machinery overseas
- Color: Silver
- Production condition: One staff, plant 10㎡
- Material: Carbon steel, stainless steel
- Export markets: Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, etc
- Work principle: Hydraulic
- Warranty period: One year
- English manual: Yes
- Factory visiting: Yes
Shea Nut Solvent Extraction Plant
The shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa, Gaertn.) grows in West Africa, and the nuts are harvested primarily for their fat content. It is native to Africa and grown abundantly in this region which usually contains about 40-42% oil content. This kind of oil is of special quality and being called shea butter.
Shea nut is the fruit of African shea tree. Like avocado, shea nut has delicious flesh. The fat contained in the kernel of shea nut is shea butter, which takes up about 40% ~ 55%. Each mature shea tree produces only 15 to 20 kilograms of shea per year, which can only survive on the African continent due to climatic and plantation reasons.
A Complete Guide to Shea Oil and Shea Butter Extraction
The shea tree provides a vital source of income for millions of indigenous women who collect fallen fruit from the wild trees. Although it represents a smaller market (in terms of volume) compared to other commodity oilseeds and nuts, shea’s enduring popularity and irreplaceable benefits are fueling its growth trajectory over the coming years.
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Screw Press / Oil Expeller for Shea Butter Extraction, GOYUM
In countries where shea tree is planted, setting up an oil mill plant to produce high-quality shea butter would be profitable of the high value of shea butter and its wide applications in cosmetics, food, medicine and etc. We are Manufacturing & Supplying Complete Shea Butter Processing Machinery on a turnkey basis for the production of Shea ...
It contains about 40-42% oil content. Usually this kind of nut contains special quality oil called shea butter. Shea nut oil is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer. Shea butter is edible and may be used in food preparation, or sometimes in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter. Shea nut meal however, is obtained after ...
Sheanut Solvent Extraction Plant
The cracked and conditioned Shea Nut pieces fed into the screw press where almost 30%% of the Oil will be drained out leaving 15% to 20% Oil in the cake. This cake will be discharged at temperature of 90°C to 100°C.
hopper, press barrel and machine frame (d) The fabricated shea nut oil extracting machine 37 Plate 2: (a) Weighing of dehulled shea nuts before oven drying (b) Oven drying of dehulled shea nuts at a temperature of 146.7ºC (c) and (d) Oven dried dehulled shea nuts after 1 hour (e) Weighing of dehulled shea nuts before
- How to process shea nut kernels?
- For processing Shea nut kernels, we need a combination of mechanical pressing unit ( Oil Mill ) and solvent extraction plant (SEP). The following are steps involved in Shea Butter Extraction Plant : Shea nut kernels are separated and cleaned to remove impurities such as dust, metal, plant stalks.
- Who is the largest Shea Nut processor in Ghana?
- Since 2006, GSFIL has grown to become the largest processor of shea nuts in Ghana, manufacturing shea oils and butter. With a processing capability of upwards of 25,000 tonnes a year, making it the biggest shea nut processor in Ghana.
- How is shea nut oil made?
- The process of making Shea Nut Oil is similar to the production process of other fractionated carrier oils. The raw Shea Butter pressed from the Shea nut undergoes a process known as fractionation, which allows its liquid oil (the 'olein') to separate from the heavier components (the 'stearin').
- What are the steps involved in shea butter extraction plant?
- The following are steps involved in Shea Butter Extraction Plant : Shea nut kernels are separated and cleaned to remove impurities such as dust, metal, plant stalks. The cleaning process can reduce equipment friction, ensure safe operation, reduce butter loss, improve life of wear parts, increase yield and improve butter and meal quality.
- What is a shea nut Kettle?
- The kettle uses steam for indirectly heating the Shea nut kernel. The kettle is specially designed to achieve a temperature of minimum 110°C at the outlet with a retention time of minimum 60 minutes. Coagulate the protein in the meal to facilitate separation of the oil from protein.
- Which country produces the most shea butter?
- The largest shea butter-producing countries are Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda (Northern part). GOYUM is committed to the research and development of oil mill machine and complete oil mill projects.