Shea Butter Production Process

Shea Production Process:

1. Wait for wild shea fruit to ripen
2. Collect wild fruit
3. Extract kernel from fruit
4. Wash kernels
5. Dry kernels and sort for quality
6. Crush kernels
7. Roast crushed kernels
8. Mill roasted kernels into paste
9. Add water to paste and knead to emulsify oil
10.  Boil emulsified oil to eliminate water and sanitize
11. Strain purified oil to seperate from shea residue 
12. Let oil cool and solidify
13. Package 
14. Export!

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