Commodity
Shea butter and Shea nuts
Unrefined shea butter and dried shea nuts from the north-central belt.
Overview
Shea trees grow wild across Nigeria's savannah belt, and the nuts are collected mainly by women in rural communities across that belt. Sownar sources dried shea nuts and unrefined shea butter through community aggregators for buyers in cosmetics and food.
Typical uses: Cosmetics, cocoa butter equivalents, food manufacturing.
Specification
Indicative specification
Trade-typical ranges for Nigerian origin. The figures in your contract are agreed per enquiry and tested against by an independent laboratory.
Grades: Butter graded A–C by FFA, peroxide value and impurities; nuts priced on oil content and FFA.
| Nuts: moisture | 7–8% max |
|---|---|
| Nuts: FFA | 4–8% (per contract) |
| Nuts: oil content | 45–50% (indicative) |
| Butter: FFA | 1–3% (Grade A, indicative) |
| Butter: moisture | 0.05–0.2% max |
Indicative. Confirmed per enquiry.
Packaging
- 50 kg PP bags (nuts)
- 25 kg cartons or 200 kg drums (butter)
Container loading
- 20 ft container
- 18–20 t nuts (indicative)
Tests available
- Moisture content
- Free fatty acid (FFA)
- Oil content
- Peroxide value
- Impurities
Arranged through accredited laboratories.
Documents provided
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Certificate of origin
- Phytosanitary certificate
- Bill of lading
- NEPC export documentation
- Third-party inspection report (on request)
- Fumigation certificate (on request)
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