The Arecaceae family is widely distributed and comprises about 2600 species, in which 48
of them are native to Brazil and occurs in transition biomes between the Amazon, Cerrado …

Acrocomia spp., a genus of wild-growing palms in the neotropics, is rapidly gaining interest
as a promising multipurpose crop. Diverse products can be derived from various …

The growing global demand for vegetable oils for food and for replacing fossil fuels leads to
increased oilseeds production. Almost 122 of the current 187 million tons of vegetable oils …

This work aimed to produce films based on bocaiuva flour (Acrocomia aculeata) by the
casting method, and to characterise them. All obtained films were visually symmetrical …

In this study, the extraction of macauba pulp oil (MPO) using compressed propane as a
solvent was investigated, and compared with conventional (Soxhlet) extraction. Extractions …

Main conclusion Macauba palm fruiting is supra-annual, and the fruit growth follows a
double sigmoidal trend. The prevailing compound in the mesocarp differs as the fruit ages …

Total lipids, fatty acids, and triacylglycerols in mesocarp and kernels from Costa Rican
Acrocomia aculeata fruits were characterized at three maturity stages. C16: 0 and C18: 1n9 …

Acrocomia aculeata fruit pulp contains oil (4.1–82.8% fresh matter) and carbohydrates (6.6–
98.0% fresh matter). To date, only the oil fraction is valorized because very little is known …

Macauba is an underexplored palm with significant potential for food‐grade vegetable oil
production. Its fruits yield two distinct sources of oil, the pulp and the kernel, each with its …

Acrocomia aculeata, known as macauba, is extensively distributed in the Southeast and
Midwest of Brazil. Macauba fruit is used as food; however, its therapeutic properties are still …