Mauritia flexuosa / Moriche Palm / ité palm, ita, buriti, muriti, miriti (Brazil), canangucho (Colombia), morete or acho (Ecuador), or aguaje (Peru) ) is a species of tree in the palm family from the Amazon. Grows in and near swamps and other moist areas in tropical South America. They have an autotrophic growth form. They are native to Ceará, Federal District, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Amazonas, Maranhão, Caatinga, Piauí, Pará, Rondonia, Goiás, Tocantins , Cerrado, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Acre (Brazil) and Bahia. They have compound, broad leaves. Individuals can grow up to 35m.
The Buriti Palm is a beautiful palm tree with a large canopy of leaves. Buriti propagates through seeds, but the seeds can take up to 120 days to germinate. Seedlings grow slowly. That's why we offer seedlings with a height of approximately 30 cm. The height of the tree itself can reach 25 meters.
The fruit is a reddish-brown oval drupe with yellow-orange flesh; a bunch of fruit can weigh up to 110 pounds. The fruit is a favorite of large parrots and herbivores such as tapirs, deer and jaguars in the Amazon rainforest.
pulp
The fruits of Molete ("molete" in Ecuadorian Oriental) are edible and can be used to make juices, jams, ice creams, fermented "wines", desserts and snacks. More than 50 tons are harvested in Peru every day. is required. The inflorescence shoots are eaten as a vegetable and the juice is drunk raw or fermented (palm wine). Threads and ropes are produced locally from wood fibre. Humans feed on palm weevil larvae that burrow into tree trunks. The fruit's soft orange pulp can be eaten raw or dried to make flour. Both are used in making cakes and jams. The oil extracted from the pulp is used in cooking and traditional medicine to prevent insect bites.
Nutritional data
- Energy (kcal) KJ (219)904
- Water (g) 57
- Protein (g) 2.29
- Fat (g) 16.42
- Available carbohydrates (g) 7.85
- Dietary fiber (g) 15.4
- Ash content (g) 1.04
- Calcium (mg) 80
- Iron (mg) 1.77
- Magnesium (mg) 40
- Phosphorus (mg)
- Potassium (mg) 218
- Sodium (mg) 11
- Zinc (mg) 0.6
- Vitamin A-RAE (micrograms) 1204
- β-carotene (mcg) 13710
- Vitamin C (mg) 56.78
Medical applications
It has anesthetic and laxative effects.
The oil from the fruit has potential medicinal applications.
Curcuminata fruit oil
Curcuminata fruit oil is an orange-red oil extracted from the fruit. This oil contains high levels of oleic acid, tocopherols and carotenoids, especially beta-carotene. The oil is reddish in color and can be used as an ink for leather and hides.
MAURITIA FLEXUOSA commercial fruit oil grades only:
- Beraca Buriti Oil
- BioNaturoil® Buriti
- CANDELA Buriti Oil
- CaribPure™ Buriti Oil
- Melscreen® Buriti
- Melscreen® Buriti FG
- CitroForest Buriti Oil
- Seatons Cold Pressed Buriti Oil
- Buriti Refined Carrier Oil
- Jarxotic™ BU15
