Description
Traditional African shea butter processing involves mechanical, chemical, and thermal processes to extract and purify shea butter from shea nuts.
Technical
The process involves cracking open shea nuts, removing nut pulp through winnowing or hand-sorting, mixing with water, soaking, heating, skimming or pressing, washing, and drying to produce high-quality shea butter. The extraction process involves the separation of the butter from the nut pulp and water through various mechanical and thermal methods.
Science
Primary Reaction
lipid extraction
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
nuttyearthysmokywoodyroastedcaramelized
Wine Analogy
Like an aged Chardonnay with nutty oxidative notes
Coffee Analogy
Similar to lightly roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffe beans