Palm Oil
Furniture
June 28, 2018
Made in Malaysia
June 28, 2018Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil.
It is also a fruit oil, like olive oil, because it is extracted from the mesocarp (flesh) of the oil palm’s fruits. In crude form, palm oil is semi-solid at room temperature and bright orange-red in color. This is due, respectively, to 50:50 unsaturated & saturated fatty acid composition of the oil and the presence of carotenes, which are abundant in the oil.
The versatility of palm oil in the food applications can be further enhanced with fractionation process.
Today, palm oil is the leading commodity in the global oils and fats market. It has led the other competing vegetable oils and fats in terms of production, exports and consumption since 2005. This is mainly due to three factors associated with palm oil, which the competing oils and fats cannot match. These are abundant & uninterrupted supply all year long, versatility in food and non-food applications, as well as competitive trading prices.