Unrefined Kpangnan Butter
 
Wild harvested
Origin: Benin 
Scent: Woody/Earthy (Fresh Batches may have a roasted/nutty smell that will mellow down after time to its true scent)
Color: Pale Yellow-Yellow
 
Kpangnan Butter is a rare butter that ranks in a league of its own. The butter is extracted from the seeds of the Pentadesma butyracea tree found deep in the tropics of Benin Republic. The tree itself is a rare find which makes this hard to find butter one of a kind. The butter is pure, uncut, and 100% organic. It is processed similar to shea butter but with a fewer processing steps. The butter has a dry like texture, it is not greasy but rubs on the skin like silk. 
 
Butter Highlights:
Palmitic acid 3%
Stearic acid 47%
Oleic acid 47%
Linoleic acid 1%
Arachidic acid .02%
 
Saponification value, 192.5 mg KOH/g of oil