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Cohune oil is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central and South America.
Along with other byproducts of the palm, cohune oil is believed to have been used by cultures in southern Mesoamerica since the pre-Columbian era, in particular by the Maya. Uses of the oil include as a lubricant, for cooking, soapmaking and lamp oil. For this latter purpose the oil was placed in earthenware or soapstone lamps and lit with a wick, for cooking and illumination.
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%
^Dweck, Anthony (2011). Formulating Natural Cosmetics(PDF). Allured Pub Corp. ISBN 978-1-932633-75-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
^Axtell, B.L. (1992). "Cohune palm". Minor Oil Crops. from research by R.M. Fairman. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-103128-2. OCLC 26187175. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
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