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] This vegetable oil-related article is a stub.