Food For Thought: Palm Oil

Today, palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil in the world.

Palm oil is one of the most versatile ingredients in the world, found in everything from shampoo and toothpaste to cakes and coffee creamer.

Oil palm crops grow in humid tropical conditions, which can be found 8 – 10 degrees north and south of the equator.

Palm oil is the world's most produced, consumed and traded vegetable oil.
It is widely used in the manufacturing of many products, from margarine to lipstick, biscuits to candles, and chocolate to laundry detergent. It is also extensively used as a biofuel and as animal feed.