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Cohune oil is pressed from the seeds of the cohune palm, which is native to Central and South America.
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Cohune oil | |
Other names
Cohune nut oil Cohune palm oil Attalea cohune seed oil | |
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Density | 1000 kg/m3, liquid (4 °C) (62.4 lb/cu. ft) 917 kg/m3, solid |
Melting point | 28 °C[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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]
Cohune oil is generally not used commercially because the cohune palm is very difficult to break open.[3] However, the manufacture and usage of the oil continues among certain contemporary Maya communities in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.[4][5]
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