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It is. :)
...The quality can vary a lot, both as a result of diverse conditions during ripening (damaged or not, in the water or baking in the sun...) and as a result of the huge genetic variation in this (dioecious) species, but in general, it's delicious and nutritious and also very abundant! Making the chicha is the most practical way to consume large amounts of it, but either way, it's an excellent and underappreciated fruit!
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248930687_Nutritional_and_ecological_aspects_of_buriti_or_aguaje_Mauritia_flexuosa_Linnaeus_filius_A_carotene-rich_palm_fruit_from_Latin_America
(It also thrives in marshy areas where most fruit trees would not survive, making it an important plant for reforesting those areas.)