Pequi Oil - Wild Harvested & Unrefined

Whole un-blended Pequi Oil is extremely rare. Due to its strong fruity floral taste and aroma, it is mostly used in culinary preparation blended with either olive or other culinary oil. Un-blended, the taste and scent of the oil overpowers the whole dish.For cosmetic preparations, though, the oil is highly prized in its whole state for its color and aroma, which seem to enhance the scent of essential oils, as well as for its unique phytochemical composition.The oil is mechanically extracted, using both pulp and seed. 500 fruits are required to yield 1 liter of the oil.Pequi fruit pulp contains 2.64% protein, 20% lipid, 14% fiber, 19.60% carbohydrate, Palmitic Acid (C16:0), Palmitoleic Acid (C16:1), Stearic Acid (C18:0), Oleic Acid (C18:1), Linoleic Acid (C18:2), Linolenic Acid (C18:3), and Arachidonic (C20:0).The carotenoids content of a and ß carotene (precursors of vitamin A) in the pequi pulp is approximately 7.46%. It also is an extraordinary source of vitamin B1 (Tiamina) and vita