What is Palm Oil Used For?

What is Palm Oil used for? The oil palm plant is especially versatile. The oil from the kernel is pressed separately from the pulp and has higher saturated fat content. That, along with its high lauric acid content, makes palm kernel oil perfect for soaps, household cleaning products, personal care products, and cosmetics. When the pulp of the fruit is pressed, the result is unrefined red palm oil, which is high in antioxidants and beta-Carotenes and has a mid-range smoke point and nutty taste that make it a terrific cooking oil for baking, sautéing and medium heat frying. Industries using palm oil Palm oil in many countries is used as a simple frying oil, but many other markets make use of both palm and palm kernel oil: Consumer retail food and snack manufacturers Personal care and cosmetics (mainly palm kernel oil) Biofuel and energy Animal feed (palm kernel expeller) Pharmaceutical Industrial Foodservice/service industry APALM DONE RIGHT www.palmdoneright.com