Non-timber Amazonian Forest Products and Their Valuable Edible Nuts: Cutia Nut, Egg Nut, Sapucaia Nut and Brazil Nut

The Amazon region contains the world’s leading genetic reserve of native plants, with most area located in Brazil. This is rich species that little known or still unknown by population at large, including produce non-timber forest products (NTFPs) such as edible nuts. objective was to verify occurrence these nuts Brazil, evaluate their potential and possibility other uses, addition expanding knowledge about them. A bibliographic review last 50 years carried out, mainly using descriptors popular name scientific four nut trees present respective families, namely: agouti (Acioa edulis Prance) egg longipendula Pilg.) From Chrysobalanaceae family, sapucaia (Lecythis Pisonis Miers) Brazil (Bertholletia excels Bonpl.) Lecythidaceae family. has 450 17 genera woody plants shrubs, producing oilseeds some species, Lecythidaceae, on hand, approximately 300 it possible find 9 122 54 them endemic, which seeds Those have a great nutritional potential, chemical composition reveals good amount lipids proteins, but more in-depth research subject necessary, biases for better discovery uses benefits and, consequently, valorization.