Table 1: Current literature on supercritical, mechanical, and solvent extraction of M. flexuosa pulp and other palm trees in the Amazon.

RM EM SS Pressure (bar) Temperature (°C) TE (min) Flow rate
(g. CO2/min) 		S/F
(g/g) 		Oil yield**
(% mass) 		Composition* Reference
M. flexuosa SFE-CO2 Pará-Brazil 200 and 300 40 and 55 95 - 210 16.8 - 31.8 24 - 39 4.7 - 7.8 Carotenoids, tocopherols, and fatty acids França et al. [5]
M. flexuosa Mechanical extraction continues Guaviare-Colombia NR 25 - 30 - - - 22 Triglycerides, diglycerides, fatty acids, acylcarnitine, ceramides, ergosterol, lysophosphatidylcholine, phosphatidyl, ethanolamine, and sphingolipids Jaramillo et al. [11]
M. flexuosa Solvent extraction (petroleum benzine) Guaviare-Colombia - 40 - 60 NR - - 33
M. flexuosa Solvent extraction (Hexane) Roraima-Brazil - NR 360 - - 23.2 Omegas 3 (ω3), 6 (ω6) and 9 (ω9) Santos et al. [12]
M. flexuosa Mechanical extraction Loreto-Perú 392.3 25 and 60 20 - - 4.0 - 17.9 fatty acids Jacobo et al. [4]
Mauritia aculeata Solvent extraction (Hexane) Roraima-Brazil - NR 360 - - 26 Omegas 3 (ω3), 6 (ω6) and 9 (ω9) Santos et al. [12]
Acrocomia aculeata SFE-CO2 Brazil 180 - 220 40 - 80 200 1.62 - 2.67a 19 - 31 9.3 - 41.6 Free fatty acids, phytosterol (Campesterol and β-sitosterol) and tocopherol (α, δ, and γ) Trentini et al. [30]
Acrocomia aculeata Solvent extraction (n-Hexane) Brazil - 68 480 - - 43.7 Free fatty acids, phytosterol (β-sitosterol) and tocopherol (α, δ, and γ) Trentini et al. [30]
Oenocarpus bacaba SFE-CO2 Pará-Brazil 120 - 420 40 and 60 180 5.31 48 4.3 - 60.4 fatty acids Pinto et al. [31]
Oenocarpus bacaba Solvent extraction (n-Hexane) Roraima-Brazil - NR 360 - - 43.9 Omegas 3 (ω3), 6 (ω6) and 9 (ω9) Santos et al. [12]
M. flexuosa SFE-CO2 Madre de Dios-Perú 200 - 400 40 and 60 38 8.9 14.7 23.5 - 41.1 Fatty acid
Terpenoids***		 Current study

RM: Raw material; EM: Extraction method; SS: Sample source; TE: Extraction time;
aCalculated with CO2 density = 0.54 - 0.89 g/cm3;
* It only reflects what the authors researched at that time;
** Mass of extract/mass of dry raw material;
***Detection of the presence of terpenic compounds by TLC.