Pequi oil is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the Caryocar brasiliense, which is native to Brazil. The pale yellow mesocarp oil is extracted and used directly as a cooking oil.[1] In Brazil, there are projects among indigenous people groups to develop pequi oil production as a means of economic development.[2]
Pequi oil contains 44.2% palmitic and 51.7% oleic acid, with linolenic and stearic acids in much smaller amounts.[3]
- ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Caryocar spp.". Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Mel dos Índios do Xingu". Indigenous Park of the Xingu. Indigenous People in Brazil. Archived from the original on 2006-06-26. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ Sérgio D Segall; William E Artz; Délio S Raslan; Vany P Ferraz; Jacqueline A Takahashi (February 2006). "Triacylglycerol analysis of pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis Camb.) oil by electrospray and tandem mass spectrometry". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 86 (3): 445–452. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2349. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.