Increasing demand of shea products (kernels and butter) has led to the assessment of the
state-of-the-art of these products. In this review, attention has been focused on …

Background Chocolate softening and fat bloom are the main defects in many tropical and
subtropical markets. Incorporation of hard fats with similar triacylglycerol-type to cocoa …

Shea oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF
Gaertn.). It constitutes an important source of fat in food and cosmetics. Although shea oil …

Traditional remedies have a long-standing history in Cameroon and continue to provide
useful and applicable tools for treating ailments. Here, the anticancer, antimicrobial and …

Four new xanthones, butyraxanthones A− D (1− 4), were isolated from the stem bark of
Pentadesma butyracea, together with six known xanthones (5− 10) and a triterpenoid …

We chose an Elaeis interspecific pseudo-backcross of first generation (E. oleifera× E.
guineensis)× E. guineensis to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fatty acid composition …

The Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is a major tree species in African agroforestry systems.
Butter extracted from its nuts offers an opportunity for sustainable development in Sudanian …

Ibu odo, or sacred pools or points in the river, are generally respected by Tchabe
communities along the Oueme and Okpara Rivers of Central Benin (West Africa). Ibu odo …

Storage conditions are key constraints for quality assurance of the shea (Vitellaria paradoxa
Gaertner) butter. In the Sudan savannah Africa, storage conditions of butter produced by …

Seed oils sourced from West Africa are generally not well‐characterized, but likely to have
an untapped potential. This review aims to make an overview of fatty acid (FA) composition …