What is Shea Butter? The Shea tree is a perennial crop, predominantly found in the West and the Eastern regions of Africa. A Shea tree takes a considerable period of 11 to about 15 years before it starts to bear fruits but can remain productive for more than 200 years. The fruit is usually 5 […]
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What is Sesame Oil Cake/Oil Meal? Sesame Oil Cake (also known as the Sesame Oil Meal) is derived from the seeds of the sesame plant (Sesamum indicum). The seed takes about 4-5 months to reach maturity at which time about 50% of the capsules should have turned yellow. The pods burst open with a pop […]
Palm Kernel Oil is one of the most commercially valuable vegetable oils in the global agro-industrial market. It is widely used across food processing, cosmetics, soap manufacturing, oleochemicals, and industrial applications, making it a product that attracts interest from wholesalers, manufacturers, importers, contract buyers, and commodity traders. In Nigeria and several other African markets, Palm […]
Red Palm Oil is one of the most commercially important agricultural oils in African and global commodity trade. It is a familiar product in household cooking across West and Central Africa, but it is also a serious industrial raw material used by food processors, refiners, wholesalers, personal care manufacturers, and bulk commodity buyers in many […]
What is Sesame Oil? Sesame oil comes from the seed of the sesame plant (Sesamum indicum). The seed takes about 4-5 months to reach maturity at which time about 50% of the capsules should have turned yellow. The pods burst open with a pop when the seeds are mature. In Northern Nigeria (where most of […]