aabora or aavora-is a tropical palm typical of warm climates whose origin is located in the western and central region of the African continent, specifically in the Gulf of Guinea, where it was already obtained for 5 millennia; produces two types of oil, that of the fruit and that of the seed, respectively. Food oil is marketed as edible oil, margarine, creams, etc. , and industrial oil is used for the manufacture of cosmetics, soaps, detergents, candles, lubricants, etc.