Sourced in the savanna. Loved around the world.
Ghana is one of the world's great shea origins. Our butter comes from the northern savanna belt, where the shea tree has been part of daily life, food and income for centuries.
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The shea tree
Vitellaria paradoxa grows wild across the savanna and is never planted in rows. A tree can take fifteen to twenty years before it bears fruit, and then it can keep giving for well over a century. The fruit ripens in the rainy season, roughly May to August, when it falls and is gathered from the ground.
Made by women, for generations
In Northern Ghana shea is known as women's gold. Collecting and processing the nuts is traditionally women's work and a vital source of income for families. When you buy from Savanna Shea you support the communities and cooperatives that make it.
How our shea butter is made
Gathering
Ripe fruit is collected by hand from wild trees during the rainy season.
Drying
The pulp is removed and the nuts are boiled and sun dried to preserve them.
Cracking and sorting
Shells are cracked and the kernels sorted so only good ones go forward.
Roasting and grinding
Kernels are crushed, lightly roasted and milled into a smooth paste.
Kneading
The paste is kneaded with water by hand until the butter separates.
Filtering and packing
The butter is gently heated, filtered, set and packed to your order.
Graded, tested and packed with care
Each batch is filtered, graded and checked for colour, texture, aroma and moisture before packing. We can share batch details and documentation with every order so you know exactly what you are getting.
From one pack to a full container
From Ghana to the rest of the world
With teams in Ghana and the United Kingdom we handle sourcing, export paperwork and delivery, so you receive authentic Ghanaian shea butter wherever you are.
