• What is red palm oil?
  • Red palm oil is a refined palm oil, in which although it has similar properties as refined, bleached, deodorized (RBD) oil, it still retains its content of carotenoids and the vitamin E 6) . It did not go through a few processes, such as refining and bleaching with causes carotenoid, vitamin E and sterol reduction 7) .
  • How is red palm oil made?
  • Crude palm oil is firstly extracted from the fruit mesocarp and processed into red palm oil using pre-treatment of crude palm oil, with deacidification steps, and deodorization via short-path distillation. These processes help to retain ¦Â-carotene and vitamin E in red palm oil.
  • What is the palm oil refining industry in Pakistan?
  • In 2006, the palm oil refining industry in Pakistan started Malaysian-Pakistan joint venture company i.e. Mapak Edible Oils in Port Qasim. Since then the industry has grown and Pakistan at this moment has more than 15 palm oil refineries with a total production capacity of more than 5,250 tons/day.
  • What is crude palm oil refining?
  • To prevent iron oxidation, the storage tank is lined in a suitable protective coating. The oil at this stage is called the crude palm oil (CPO). The aim of refining is to convert the CPO to quality edible oil by removal of objectionable impurities to the desired levels in the most efficient manner.
  • Should Pakistan replace refined palm oil with crude oil?
  • Pakistan can save a tremendous amount of import bills if it replaces refined palm oil with crude oil as Pakistan is currently capable of refining 1.5 million tons of crude oil annually. Malaysia has 8 percent export duty while Indonesia has 14 percent export duty on crude oil.
  • What is the difference between refining red palm oil and RBD palm oil?
  • The processing steps refining red palm oil are shorter and consume less time compared to the refining process of RBD palm oil. The mild processing steps of refining red palm oil allow it to retain most of the carotenes, tocotrienols, and the oil color.