Euterpe oleracea M. (açaí) is an economically important palm found in many places throughout Brazil. The heart of palm is a well known delicacy all around the world while the fruit of this palm is eaten only in Brazil. This study deals with the chemical composition of the hexanic extract obtained from the different parts of the fruit: the pericarp, the endocarp and the whole fruit. It has been comproved no chemical difference regarding fatty acids when these three extracts were analysed.