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PRACTICAL WALKTHROUGH · PARAMETERS · COMMON MISTAKES
Traditional African shea butter production involves roasting shea nuts, grinding the kernels, heating the paste to liquefy the fat, and then cooling it to crystallize the butter.
Origin: West African peoples (Traditional/Pre‑industrial) — West Africa
See full technique reference →Roasting denatures proteins and liberates triglycerides, while subsequent heating melts the fat, allowing it to separate from the solid residue. Controlled cooling induces crystallization of the fatty acids, yielding a semi‑solid butter with a characteristic melting point. The process preserves antioxidant tocopherols when temperatures remain below 95 °C.
Primary Reaction
Thermal denaturation of proteins and fat extraction from shea kernels
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