Palm Oilis an edible vegetable oil derived
from the mesocarp (reddish
pulp) of the fruit of oil palm.The
oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as
biofuel. Palm
oil accounted for about *3% of global oils produced from oil crops
in ***4.. Palm
oils are easier to stabilize and maintain quality of flavor and
consistency in processed foods, so
are frequently favored by food manufacturers. On
average globally, humans consumed 7.7 kg (*7 lb) of palm
oil per person in ***5. Demand
has also increased for other uses, such as cosmetics and biofuels,
creating more demand on the supply encouraging the growth of palm
oil plantations in tropical countries.
