INCI: Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
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Ref.: VHON14RF
Brazil Nut tree fruit is highly nutritive, containing 67% of oil approx. Colour: clear yellowish. Pleasant : sweet smell and taste. Three-sides nut with white meat or flesh consisting of 70% fat or oil and 17% protein. Proteins found are very high in sulphur-containing amino-acids like cysteine (8%) and methionine (18%) and extremely rich in glutamine, glutamic acid and arginine. The oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
Technical Information
 Specific gravity (20 °C) |  0.890 - 0.950 g/cm3 |  Acid value (in oleic acid) |  5 % max |  Peroxide value |  max 10 meq/1000g |  Iodine value |  70 -130 |  Saponification value |  150-210 mgKOH/g |
                             Fatty Acid composition                         Adams       Woodroof
                                                                           1975             1975
Mystiric acid        C14 : 0
|  0.05 | 0.48 | Palmitic acid       C16 : 0
|  13.85 |  13.74 |  Palmitoleic acid  C16 : 1 | 0.45 |  - | Stearic acid        C18 : 0 |  10.25 | 5.45 | Oleic acid          C18 : 1 |  30.50 |  42.79 | Linoleic acid     C18 : 2 |  44.90 |  26.54 | Linolenic acid   C18 : 3 |  -
|  - | % Insaturation              Â
| Â 75.85 | Â 69.33 |
Properties and Cosmetic Applications Oil is commonly used to manufacture soap. The Indigenous Tribes have relied on this oil as an important staple of their diet. They use the oil for cooking, as oil for lamps, soap and livestock feed. Oil acts as a film to impede the evaporation of skin water. It is often used in soaps, shampoos, and hair conditioning and repair products. Wonderful moisturizer, bringing shine and softness to the hair. Also skin moisturizer and can be used in creams to help prevent dryness. Packaging and Storage Drum:      190 Kg Net. Storage:   To store in a cool (8°C - 12 °C), dry and dark place. Shelf life: 18 months (consignment date).
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