The results obtained in thisstudy show the possible use of the H. courbaril L. pulp and seed lipidfraction in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful to the National Council for Scien-tific and Technological Development – CNPq (process number145568/2010-5), for the Scientific Initiation scholarship