– How to cook using shea butter.
– The amazing nutritional benefits that we can derive from shea butter.
Shea butter can be derived from a shea tree. A shea tree ‘Vitellaria paradoxa’ is indigenous to Africa. It has fruits that are nutritious and oil-rich.
So, we can get the raw shea butter from this shea tree. Shea butter benefits the skin health and the hair health in a lot of ways.
However, it is surprising that shea butter is not just a lotion or a cream for the skin and the hair alone, it is also a food!
Being a food, there are many benefits that one can derive from it. In history, it has long been used as a food and a cooking fat in place of palm oil and even vegetable oil.
The raw shea butter is unique and has some amazing nutrients and vitamins in it. It is highly rich in antioxidants, essential fatty acids, vitamin E, etc.
These essential nutrients help to keep the body cells young and enable them to function properly. But we can derive these amazing benefits only when we make use of the raw or original shea butter.
Processing this butter kills some of its nutrients (if not all) thereby reducing the benefits we can get from it.
Some cookings that you can carry it with the raw shea butter include the following;
1. You can use it as a cooking fat instead of palm oil and vegetable oil. It makes you soup or food taste great. Try frying and cooking with shea butter.
2. Also, you can eat it raw, as a food, it is one of the superfoods. However, do not eat the refined one, it is not good for the health.
3. You can also use shea butter as a spread on sandwiches, toast or pancakes instead of dairy butter or margarine. It is healthier.
4. You can also mix it with your hot tea or coffee, it will melt in it thereby, giving you a great taste.
5. Also, you can substitute raw shea butter for dairy butter or olive oil as a basis for a sauce to pour over pasta, rice, meat or vegetables.
Cooking with shea butter is such a thrilling experience. Aside from the unique taste it gives, there are also some amazing health benefits that it contributes to the health.