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Planta Med 1971; 20(5): 283-288
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1099706
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THE STUDY OF SHEA BUTTER

1. Physico–chemical propertiesH. C. Mital, F. R. Dove
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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15 January 2009 (online)

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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.