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2. Shea butter - Wikipedia

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   The stearic acid gives it a solid consistency, while the oleic acid influences how soft or hard the shea butter is, depending on ambient temperature. The proportions of stearic and oleic acids in the shea kernels and butter differ across the distribution range of the species.

3. Stearic acid - Wikipedia

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   Stearic acid is more abundant in animal fat (up to 33% in beef liver [15]: 739 ) than in vegetable fat (typically less than 5%). [12] The important exceptions are the foods cocoa butter (34%) and shea butter, where the stearic acid content (as a triglyceride) is 28–45%.

4. Shea nut and butter production in Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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   The shea butter produced in the Mossi plateau region of Burkina Faso has higher average stearic acid percentage and is thus harder than the shea butter from other West African regions; this is due to scientific inference that the phenolic content in shea kernels varies from region to region.

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6. Vitellaria - Wikipedia

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   Leaves of a shea nut tree. Shea butter extract is a complex fat that in addition to many nonsaponifiable components (substances that cannot be fully converted into soap by treatment with alkali) contains the following fatty acids: oleic acid (40–60%), stearic acid (20–50%), linoleic acid (3–11%), palmitic acid (2–9%), linolenic acid (<1 ...

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8. List of saturated fatty acids - Wikipedia

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   Propionic acid: Propanoic acid CH 3 CH 2 COOH C3:0 Butyric acid: Butanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 2 COOH C4:0 Valeric acid: Pentanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 3 COOH C5:0 Caproic acid: Hexanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 4 COOH C6:0 Enanthic acid: Heptanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 5 COOH C7:0 Caprylic acid: Octanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 6 COOH C8:0 Pelargonic acid: Nonanoic acid ...

9. Why is shea butter good for your skin? An esthetician ... - AOL

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   Shea butter has numerous anti-aging and healing properties that'll leave the skin on your face moisturized and radiant. Shea butter has numerous anti-aging and healing properties that'll leave the ...