CASSIA TORA
CASSIA TORA
Cassia Tora belongs to the wild crop variety and Caesalpinaceae plant family and to cassia genus. It contains good medicinal value and mostly grown in tropical regions. Modern researches have revealed that fresh seeds of cassia tora contain rich sources of vitamin A, chrysophanol, aurantio-obtusin and obtusin.
COCOA POWDER
COCOA POWDER
Dry cocoa powder is the component of cocoa beans remaining after cocoa butter. The fat component is extracted from chocolate liquor, roasted cocoa beans that have been ground into a liquid state. Cocoa powder is the powdered form of the solids sold as an end product. Natural cocoa powder has a light brown color
Cocoa powder contains flavanol antioxidants, amounts of which are reduced if the cocoa is subjected to acid-reducing alkalization. Health benefits have been attributed to cocoa flavonoids.
GARCINIA KOLA
GARCINIA KOLA
Garcinia kola, commonly known as bitter kola or male kola, is used in traditional African medicine for the treatment of various infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, infections due to the influenza virus and other viral diseases.
The extracts of the seed have been used in African herbal medicine for the treatment of illnesses such as laryngitis, liver diseases, cough, hoarseness of voice, and diabetes and its associated complications.
GARLIC
GARLIC
Garlic is a plant in the Allium (onion) family and grown for its distinctive taste and health benefits. It contains sulfur compounds, which are believed to bring some health benefits.
The main use of garlic was for its health and medicinal properties. Garlic contains antioxidants that protect against cell damage and aging.
GUM ARABIC
GUM ARABIC
Gum Arabic is known also as Acacia Senegalis, is a natural gum that possesses similar characteristics like natural rubber and is composed of hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree.
It is a perennial tree and is mostly found growing wild in large commercial quantity in the northern parts of Nigeria. Gum Arabic is used as thickener, suspender, paint production (emulsifier), stabilizer, binder and encapsulating material.
LOCUST BEANS
LOCUST BEANS
Parkia biglobosa, also known as the African locust bean. It is a perennial deciduous tree of the family Fabaceae. It is found in a wide range of environments in Africa and is primarily grown for its pods that contain both a sweet pulp and valuable seeds.
There are various health benefits that can be derived from locust beans. Researches have shown that it contains nutrients like protein, carbohydrate, fat and calcium.
PALM KERNEL
PALM KERNEL
The palm kernel is the edible seed of the oil palm fruit. The fruit yields two distinct oils: palm oil derived from the outer parts of the fruit, and palm kernel oil derived from the kernel.
The pulp left after oil is rendered from the kernel is formed into “palm kernel cake”, used either as high-protein feed for dairy cattle or burned in boilers to generate electricity for palm oil mills and surrounding villages.
PEA NUT
PEA NUT
Peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober, or monkey nut (UK), and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics.
It has some nutritional benefits such as magnesium, foliate, vitamin E, copper, and arginine
DRIED MELON SEEDS
DRIED MELON SEEDS
Melon seed (Colocynthis Citrullus lanatus) is rich in fat and protein and comes from the family of cucurbitaceous (gourd) together with watermelon, muskmelon, and others, it is small and flat, and has grayish white, green and yellow colour.
The seed is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, fats, vitamins, and other nutrients, though it has no particular scent, it is nutty and has a sweet taste.
MORINGA LEAVES
MORINGA LEAVES
Moringa Seeds are rich in vitamins and minerals the human body needs to survive. It is this rich concentrate of goodness that provides the seeds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cholesterol-fighting qualities.
MORINGA SEEDS
MORINGA SEEDS
Moringa seeds are obtained from the pods of the moringa tree (Moringa Oleifera) or the drumstick tree
Moringa seeds offer great antioxidant benefits. They contain lots of vitamins A, C, B-complex and other free radical busters that protect the body from oxidative damages.
TIGER NUTS CHUFAS
TIGER NUTS CHUFAS
Tiger Nuts known as cyperus esculentus (also called chufas edge, nut grass, yellow nuts edge, tiger nuts edge, edible galingale, water grass or earth almond) is a crop of the edge family widespread across much of the world.
Highly nutritious product with high energy content (starch, fats, sugars and proteins), rich in minerals such as phosphorous, potassium and vitamins E and C
CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL
This is a light, black residue consisting of carbon and any remaining ash, produced by the slow process of heating wood and other substances in the absence of oxygen. This process is called Pyrolysis.
Other Wood types we deal in are: Oak, Rosewood, Acacia, Mahogany, Iroko