• Is palm oil sustainable?
  • Palm oil, derived from Elaeis guineensis, is a critical component of the global edible oil and industrial fat market. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the sustainability of the palm oil chain, focusing on industrial applications, environmental implications, and economic sustainability.
  • What is crude palm oil (CPO)?
  • Crude palm oil (CPO) is the main product of oil palm, which ensures about one-fourth of world¡¯s vegetable oil consumption and represents about 36% of world¡¯s plant oil production whose market share is expected to remain increasing in the next decades.
  • How to ensure quality of palm oil production?
  • General quality assurance of palm oil production to follow the standard food regulations begins at upstream processes. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in codex committee on fats and oils, have standardized many key components (Nations and WHO, 2017).
  • Is palm oil edible?
  • In general, the relatively high saturated fat content of palm oil makes it particularly suitable for edible use as a solid vegetable fat (melting point ca. 35?¡ãC). In contrast, palm kernel oil is a less dense product (melting point ca. 24?¡ãC) that is mostly used for non-edible applications (Statisa 2020).
  • Is oil palm a good crop?
  • Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is by far the most competent and high yielding oil crop to fulfill growing world demand for vegetable oils that is likely to reach 240 million tons by 2050. Being a member of Arecaceae family, oil palm is grown in humid tropical regions of Africa, Central and South America and Asia (Feintrenie 2012).
  • What is the most important oil palm species?
  • The most commercially important oil palm species is the African palm (Elaeis guineensis), which is cultivated worldwide, mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia . The most significant exploitation of this species is its high oil productivity per planted area.