Buriti Oil: Nutritional Quality Index and Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Effect

Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) is a palm tree native to Brazil and the oil extracted from its fruit is used as a food and for medicinal purposes by the local population.The aim of this study was to analyze the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of buriti oil from fruits collected in the Cerrado of Maranhão.The physicochemical parameters were analyzed according to American Oil Chemists' Society standard methods.The lipid profile and...