Babassu OilAbout the Plant The babassu palm is native to the Brazilian jungles. The large palm can produce up to 300 500 marbled fruits annually, from whose seeds the yellowish white fat is produced by cold pressing. The palm is exploited holistically by the local population. However, the main economic purpose is the extraction of the oil used in cosmetics, as food, as a detergent, or as a lubricant. Properties: Babassu oil in the liquid state has a yellowish