Nuts

Flour

Shea flour is an uncommon powder from milled shea kernels, far less important than shea butter itself. In West African processing the nuts destiny is usually fat, not cake flour; any flour is secondary or experimental. A good food-grade flour is dry, clearly labelled edible, and free of cosmetic-only industrial residues. A bad flour is anonymous and bitter. Do not assume every shea product is food. If you bake with it, blend sparingly and taste first. Butter remains the true shea hero.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

BakedDredgedMilledThickened

Traits

FineMilledStarchyVersatile

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 638

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 51.4 g
Saturated Fat 7.33 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 28.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 13.6 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.11 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 18.7 g
Dietary Fibre 5.26 g
Total Sugars 3.97 g
Complex / starch 5.52 g
Protein 19 g
Water 3.63 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 638 kcal
Water 3.63 g
Carbohydrates 18.7 g
- Sugars 3.97 g
- Starch 5.52 g
- Fibre 5.26 g
Protein 19 g
Fat 51.4 g
- Saturated Fat 7.33 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 28.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 13.6 g
  - Omega-3 1.36 g
Vitamins 78.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 13.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 36 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.4 mg
- Vitamin K 4.4 µg
Minerals 359 mg
- Major Minerals 357 mg
  - Calcium 36 mg
  - Sodium 5.11 mg
  - Potassium 316 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.19 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.46 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 13.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 36 · vitamin-e: 4.4 · vitamin-k: 4.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.11 · Potassium: 316 · Calcium: 36 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Flour is milled endosperm-dominant carbohydrate unless wholemeal retains bran.

History

2000

Occasional shea kernel flours appeared in experimental food projects.

2012

Food-grade versus cosmetic shea distinctions mattered more as exports grew.

2019

Shea flour stayed marginal beside butter in both Africa and export markets.