Cohune oil

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Cohune oil is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central America. The oil was used by the Mayan empire, and continues to be used as a lubricant, for cooking, soapmaking and lamp oil.[1] Cohune oil is made up of the following portions of fatty acids:[2]

Fatty acid Percentage
Caprylic 7.5%
Capric 6.5%
Lauric 46.5%
Myristic 16.0%
Palmitic 9.5%
Stearic 3.0%
Oleic 10.0%
Linoleic 1.0%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Attalea cohune. Floridata. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
  2. ^ B.L. Axtell from research by R.M. Fairman (1992). "Cohune palm", Minor oil crops. FAO. Retrieved on 2007-01-01. 
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