name: Babassu Palm

flavor_db_name_variants: babassu palm

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Babassu palm

id: 773

name_scientific: Attalea speciosa

description: Babassu palm (Babaçu, Cusi) is a palm native to the Amazon Rainforest region. The Babassu palm is the predominant species in the Maranhão Babaçu forests of Maranhão and Piauí states. This plant has commercial value because its seeds produce an edible oil called babassu oil, which is also used in cleaners and skin care products. The fruit is used to produce products such as medicines, beauty aids, and beverages. Traditional communities of the Maranhão region also produce a flour from the fruit and this is commercialized as a nutritional supplement. The leaves are also used to provide thatch for houses and can be woven into mats for constructing house walls. The stems are used for timbers. [Wikipedia]

itis_id: 509373

wikipedia_id: Attalea_speciosa

picture_file_name: 798.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 54637

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:19.000Z

legacy_id: null

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Oilseed crops

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-12-19T17:51:25.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:31.000Z

creator_id: 2

updater_id: 2

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 145700

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00773