Peru: Derived from the Amazonian superfruit adds to the export offer

(Agraria.pe) Peru continues to affirm its role as a reliable exporter of Amazonian products. Recently, it was reported on the export of 18 tons of cupoazú butter from the Peruvian Amazon, which will be used in the production of cosmetic items. Copoazú, this extraordinary Amazonian super fruit, originally from Brazil and Colombia, now provides its benefits in our country. This fruit, widely present in tropical jungles, is the size of a melon, its shell is similar to that of a coconut and inside there is a creamy white pulp that is usually used for the gastronomic industry. This fruit is rich in phosphorus, pectin and vitamin C, whose benefits for the skin give it exceptional interest and value in the cosmetics industry. Around the pulp of this fruit there are seeds that were initially considered simple waste. Thanks to a process of innovation and ingredient development, Natura, in collaboration with the communities, has conceived alternatives to market the copoazú butter extracted ...