According to researchers at the IAAP (Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon in Iquitos), palm (Mauritia flexuosa) is a rich source of energy and nutrients, which contains one of the highest plant sources of vitamin A and carotenoids – with amounts five times higher than carrots, buriti pulp also contains ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) of 50-60 mg / 100g, contains phytoestrogens and oleic acids which are important in human nutrition especially of women and especially in the menopause. Other Peruvian food composition studies indicate that aguaje contains 706 micrograms of retinol (form of vitamin A), a null contribution of vitamin C and a caloric tenor of 283 calories per 100g pulp and approximately 50% water.