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Mauritia flexuosa is a species of palm belonging to the Arecaceae family that grows in extensive area along north-central Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. The by-products of these fruits like the oil are of great economic and social importance in all countries where it grows; the oil extracted from fruits of M. flexuosa is used for cooking and is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and natural...