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  • What are the products of shea nut?
  • Sheanut fruits are a source of energy during the dry season. The large fleshy seeds yield about 45% edible lardlike fat, the sheanut butter, used for food and cosmetics. A by-product of the butter extraction is sheanut cake or meal, which can be used as a feedstuff.
  • How is shea butter processed?
  • Shea butter, also known as Siagi, is produced from the Shea fruit by kneading the paste until the oil separates and then boiling the pure butter to remove any remaining impurities. On the other hand, the industrial process of Siagi involves using high-tech machinery for grinding and cold pressing.
  • What is the solvent for shea butter?
  • Shea butter (SB) was extracted from its kernel by using n-hexane as solvent in an optimization study. This was to determine the optima operating variables that would give optimum yield of SB and to study the effect of solvent on the physico-chemical properties and chemical composition of SB extracted using n-hexane.
  • How do they extract oil from shea nut?
  • Traditional extraction was done by boiling ground kernels of the seeds in water and ladling off the extracted oil. The extracted oil was then filtered and dried at 105 to remove residual water.