| Many people consider the babassu palm to be the tree of life and the nuts are reputed to be the hardest to break on the planet. |
| Some genera, such as the coconut and babassu palms, are pollinated by both insects and wind. |
| Fats from fruits of many members of the palm family, notably coconut and babassu oils, contain large amounts of combined lauric acid. |
| One partnership is with the Maranhao tribe of northeast Brazil, who harvest babassu nuts, which are used as a cleansing agent in some Aveda shampoos. |
| The rubs harness the soothing properties of babassu oil and essential oils. |
| For example, the Amazon pupunha-a is a fruit that can yield twice as much starch as Iowa corn, and the Amazonian babassu palm gives the world's highest yield of vegetable oil. |
