Mahua Butter (Mowrah Butter)

Mowrah is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree (Madhuca latifolia) and found in UP, MP, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh states in India. It is a large evergreen tree commonly found in South India and the monsoon forest of the Western Ghats from Konkan southwards. The tree, its flowers, and seed have been very gainfully used in various ways. The fruit is rich in sugar (73%) and next to cane molasses constitutes the most important raw material for alcohol fermentation.