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Nilotic shea fruit

Nilotic shea fruit is a shea-tree fruit with unspecified species, edible part, maturity, processing, flavour, texture, and culinary use.

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About Nilotic shea fruit

Nilotic shea fruit is a fruit identified by the catalogue name as coming from a shea tree. The record does not provide a botanical species or specify which part is eaten, how ripe it is, or whether it has been processed.

The name indicates a fruit category but not a particular food preparation. Colour, texture, flavour, and use cannot be reliably inferred from this record, and may differ with the plant and stage of maturity. It should not be treated as equivalent to shea butter, which is a distinct product form.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Nilotic shea fruit

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Nilotic shea fruit nutrition & diet

Nilotic shea fruit nutritional value

Reference: Shea, fruit, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
101kcal
Protein
1.5g
Carbs
19.8g
Fat
0.9g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Fruit flesh and other plant parts or products are not interchangeable for nutrition comparison. Species, edible portion, maturity, and processing are unspecified.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019) — 05_044 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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