Suggested is a cupuassu fatty acid amidoamine according to formula (I)in whichR1COstands for a mixture of acyl radicals having 12 to 22 carbon atomsR2 and R3independently from each other represent hydrogen or alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atomsAstands for a linear or branched alkylene radical having 1 to 6 carbon atomson condition that the mixture of acyl radicals represent the fatty acid spectrum of cupuassu butter (Theobroma grandiflorum). The invention also encompasses the respective quaternization products and the mixtures of said quaternized and said non-quaternized amidoamines.
