THE STUDY OF SHEA BUTTER
- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Planta Medica
- Vol. 20 (05) , 283-288
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1099706
Abstract
Shea butter has been found to melt at 37.8° C when heated above 38.5° C it transformed to metastable form which takes 4 days to revert to the stable form. The melting point could be raised by the addition of either beeswax or hard paraffin. Propyl gallate (0.1 %) has been found to be a promising antioxidant.Keywords
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