SHEA BUTTER IS A SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH OR IVORY COLORED NATURAL FAT EXTRACTED FROM THE SEED OF THE FRICAN SHEA TREE BY CRUSHING AND BOILING. BASED ON THE LEVEL OF REFINING DONE AND CONTAMINATION PRESENT, SHEA BUTTER IS NOW CLASSIFIED INTO FIVE GRADES: A (RAW OR UNREFINED, EXTRACTED USING WATER), B (REFINED), C (HIGHLY REFINED AND EXTRACTED WITH SOLVENTS SUCH AS HEXANE), D (LOWEST UNCONTAMINATED GRADE), E (WITH CONTAMINANTS).
BASED ON THE LEVEL OF REFINING DONE AND CONTAMINATION PRESENT, SHEA BUTTER IS NOW CLASSIFIED INTO FIVE GRADES: A (RAW OR UNREFINED, EXTRACTED USING WATER), B (REFINED), C (HIGHLY REFINED AND EXTRACTED WITH SOLVENTS SUCH AS HEXANE), D (LOWEST UNCONTAMINATED GRADE), E (WITH CONTAMINANTS).
SPECIFICATIONS:-
FFA: <3%
MOISTURE: <1%
IODINE VALUE: 62.1/100G
SAPONIFICATION VALUE: 179MG KHO/G
MELTING POINT: 35-45C
FLASH POINT: >250C
SOLUBILITY: INSOLUBLE IN WATER
