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Bitter kola vs kola nut is one of the most common mix ups in West African food. The names sound alike and both are nuts people chew, but they come from two different trees that are not even related. Here is the plain difference. Bitter kola vs kola nut: the short answer Bitter kola is

Ude Aki for hair is simple once you know two things: warm it first, and use less than you think. This guide shows how to use Ude Aki on 4c hair, locs, low porosity hair, scalp and beards. Ude Aki is black palm kernel oil from the kernel of the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis.

Here is how to make bitter kola powder, and why most people end up buying it instead. There is only one way to turn bitter kola into powder: dry the seed, then crush it and grind it. The hard part is the drying. Bitter kola is the seed of the Garcinia kola tree. In Nigeria

If someone back home told you to get Ude Aki and you are standing in an American store, here is what to ask for. Ude aki in English is palm kernel oil. Ude aki in Igbo means palm kernel oil, word for word. In stores you will usually see it sold as black palm kernel

Search for batana oil long enough and you will see a second product: African batana oil. Sometimes it is sold as black batana oil, West African batana oil or raw African batana oil. So is there an African batana oil? Here is the plain answer. The short answer Batana oil comes from one palm. African

Bitter kola is the seed of Garcinia kola, from West Africa. What it is, what it tastes like, why it is not the same as kola nut, and how Nigerian kitchens use it.

Warm it in your palms first. That one step is the difference. How black palm kernel oil is used in Nigeria on hair, scalp, skin and beard, step by step.

Batana oil is Honduran and made from the fruit. Black palm kernel oil is West African and made from the kernel. What actually separates them, and how each is used.