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{{Short description|Oil used in foods and cosmetics}}
'''Açaí oil''' is obtained from the fruit of ''[[Açaí Palm|Euterpe oleracea]]'' (açaí palm), which grows in the [[Amazon Rainforest]]. The oil is rich in phenolic compounds similar in profile to the pulp itself, such as [[vanillic acid]], [[syringic acid]], [[p-hydroxybenzoic acid]], [[protocatechuic acid]] and [[ferulic acid]] as well as [[(+)-catechin]] and numerous [[procyanidin]] oligomers.<ref>{{cite journal |journal = J Agric Food Chem | year = 2008 | month = Jun | volume = 25 | issue = 56 | pages = 4631–6 | title = Chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and thermal stability of a phytochemical enriched oil from Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) | authors = Pacheco-Palencia LA, Mertens-Talcott S, Talcott ST |PMID = 18522407| doi = 10.1021/jf800161u}}</ref> ▼
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▲'''Açaí oil''' is obtained from the fruit of ''[[Açaí Palm|Euterpe oleracea]]'' ([[açaí palm]]), which grows in the [[Amazon
Açai oil is
[[File:Acai oil.JPG|thumb|Açai oil]]
==Uses==
Açai oil is widely used for cooking and as a [[salad dressing]]. In [[cosmetics]], it is used in [[shampoos]], [[Soap|soaps]] and skin [[moisturizers]].<ref name=neida/>
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| [[Linoleic acid|Linoleic]] || align="right" | 12.0%
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Source:{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
==See also ==
*[[Açaí
== References ==
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[[Category:Vegetable oils]]
[[Category:Cooking oils]]
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