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  • Is shea nut cake a waste product from shea butter processing?
  • Biochemical and microbiological analysis of shea nut cake: A waste product from shea butter processing. Thesis submitted to the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology in partial fulfilment for the award of Master of Philosophy in Biochemistry. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Does shea nut cake contain fat?
  • About 23% of fat still remain in the shea nut cake after a successful extraction (Abdul–Mumeen, 2013) and it is considered grossly inefficient, yielding not more than 35% of the oil with the product quality often low (Ata, 1978; Olaniyan and Oje 2007b; Niess, 1983).
  • What is the mechanical press method of shea butter extraction?
  • The mechanical press method of shea butter extraction has been reported by FAO and CFC (2002) but one of the earliest researches works on the use of the mechanical press was Marchand (1988). His research revealed that equipped with a jack that exerts 30 tonnes of force, a shea butter press could crush more than 3 kg of shea kernels within 20 min.
  • How to extract butter from shea kernels?
  • The IMC method involves the use of a low pressure manual screw press to extract butter from shea kernels. The study established an optimum extraction temperature of 60 • C and moisture content of 12% at which butter extraction efficiency was between 65.9% and 68.5%.
  • Does shea butter need solvent extraction?
  • For these reasons, solvent extraction is generally not preferred for shea butter extraction—especially in food and cosmetic markets where consumers seek natural, organic ingredients. What is shea oil? Traditional water extraction, mechanical expeller pressing, and solvent extraction yield shea butter.
  • Should hexane be used for shea butter extraction?
  • The choice of hexane over other solvents for shea butter extraction is also informed by several factors: the physical properties of the solvent, the fAbdul-Mumeen et al. commercial economics of the butter and the edibility of shea oil from the extraction (Abdul–Mumeen, 2013).