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Shea Butter Comes from a Fruit

The shea harvest season begins in May. While we were in Nigeria last week we got to handle some of the first fruit of the season. The shea fruit in this picture is still unripe. In a few weeks it will ripen into a sweet edible fruit. The seed inside the fruit contains the shea nut and within the nut is the kernel. The shea butter is extracted from the kernel.

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Comment by Funlayo Alabi-Shea Radiance on February 6, 2010 at 6:42pm: Yes, I am planning on it. Hope to see you there!

Comment by EUGENIA AKUETE on February 6, 2010 at 5:20pm: The fruit is tasty but a bit tart and loaded with Vitamin C. Potential for a fruit juice is high. Can be eaten raw but not used much because of other substitutes available locally. It is still early in Ghana for fruiting. will start in May or there abouts. Funloya you are really doing a great jobspreading the word and knowledge about shea butter! Will you be at the Shea Conference in Bukina in march 2010?
Regards,
Eugenia Akuete
CEO,Naasal;e Ltd, Ghana
Producers of Premium Quality Shea Butter and All natural African Black Soap.

Comment by Funlayo Alabi-Shea Radiance on April 27, 2009 at 2:29pm: I am working on getting more photos loaded. Files are so large I have to edit before uploading. Can't wait to share

Comment by dM, CEO on April 27, 2009 at 2:01pm: Funlayo:

Awesome, what fun!? Don't you look lovely in your beautiful dress. Girl, I am salivating for more photos!

Tell me this, what does the ripe fruit taste like? Can you eat it raw? Is it juicy? Sour? Sweet??!

Inquiring minds (that will probably not be going to Nigeria anytime soon), want to know!

Indie Love,
dM

Comment by charlotte church on April 26, 2009 at 5:22pm: Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Stay Blessed sister.

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