An curved arrow pointing right. When you hear "shea butter," you probably think of the West African kind. But in East Africa, a different variety of shea nut grows, called nilotica. It's easier to ...

To enhance the natural flavors of shea butter and fruit pulp in your vegan ice cream, choose natural sweeteners such as dates ...

Farther south in Uganda, Akello pounds and grinds nuts by hand to make silky, luxurious East African shea butter. Across Africa, small businesses and artisans are making some of the world's most ...

For shea butter, the nuts of the African shea tree, Vitellaria paradoxa or Butyrospermum parkii, are used to extract shea butter from the African tree. While for cocoa butter, seeds from the pods ...

“This technology will not only be useful for Uganda’s shea butter industry, but the entire East Africa,” says Kitakule. According to Omujal, the fractionation process means the shea butter can be used ...

The ingredient has been utilised in West Africa for centuries, thanks to its long list of benefits, covering everything from skincare and hair to cooking and healing. “Shea butter is a solid fat ...

Shea butter is derived from the African shea tree. The shea kernels from the fruit of the tree contain several fatty acids that are beneficial for hair and skin. Specifically it contains ...