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BeeTooman · Vegan Zealot Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 980

Acai oil, from the fruit of several species of the Açaí Palm (Euterpe). Grown in the Amazon region. Similar to grape seed oil. They are used in cosmetics and as a food supplement.[28]
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Acai oil is obtained from the fruit of 25-30 species of genus Euterpe (Açaí palm), which grows in the Amazon Rainforest. Acai oil contains flavonoids (anthocyanines) that have applications in cosmetics. A line of cosmetics launched in 2003 by the Brazilian company Beraca features this and other ingredients from rain forest plants.[1] The oil is comparable to grape seed oil.[2]

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