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Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata) fruit has great potential for oil production, surpassed only by the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Studies of the use of macaúba oil for biodiesel are on-going, and the co-products of oil processing are excellent nutritional sources when used in food and feed. Several ecotypes of macaúba occur, but their oil production potential remains to be verified. Thus, in...