The fundamental problem lies in waste of Elaeis oleífera that exists within the company located in the area of San Lorenzo, the fruits are not marketed due to not knowing how to use it, there is no optimization of this palm variety. This research aimed to analyze the profile of saturated, unsaturated, mono-unsaturated, polyunsaturated fatty acids, by chromatography method, in five lots of E. oleífera palm of the private plantation located in the canton San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province. The

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... dology applied was descriptive and comparative, as a result the E. oleífera x E guineensis (OXG) hybrid had more fixed indices and in an average proportion compared to the GXO hybrid, and in turn this compared to the backcross hybrid, had higher rates of linoleic, stearic and palmitic acids.