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Abstract: Carica Papayais present in tropical and subtropical countries, it is considered a medicinal plant due to its seeds that have been used for healing purposes, the amount of seed it has is 15% to 20%. In this project, papaya seeds were investigated and analyzed as raw material. We stored the seeds in plastic bags until they were prepared, which consisted of a wash. Once the seed was clean, it was dried in a tray dryer at 35 ºC, the seeds were crushed in a mill to facilitate the extraction of the fat, once the milling process was finished, the product obtained was placed in a separating funnel with a dichloromethane solution and, after 6 h, the separation of the oil was observed. In the identification and quantification of fatty acids, a gas chromatography equipment coupledto a mass spectrum (GC/MS) was used, and coupled to a flame ionization detector (CG-FID) prior to an esterification process was carried out to convert fatty acids.