Potential of Whole Pequi ( spp.) Fruit-Pulp, Almond, Oil, and Shell-as a Medicinal Food.

Pequi () pulp, the most consumed component of pequi fruit, is one of the richest Brazilian carotenoid sources, and the most important carotenoid food source native to the Cerrado. However, there are considerable differences among pequi species regarding total carotenoids content and carotenoids profile. Camb.