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Shea nuts are primarily grown in West and Central Africa in the semiarid Sahel, referred to as the "Shea Belt". Vitellaria paradoxa and Vitellaria nilotica are the mail varieties. Vitellaria paradoxa grows throughout the West African region and is exported in the largest volume. Vitellaria nilotica is grown primarily in northern Uganda and southern Sudan. Shea nut products, the solid fat (butter or stearin) and the liquid oil (olien) , are ideal for the use as raw materials in cooking oil, margarine, cosmetics, soap, detergents and candles, but it found its primary market niche as a substitute for cocoa butter in the chocolate and confectionery industry.