The vegetable oil that Razdan is referring to is the edible palm oil widely used as an ingredient in many recipes—in approximately 70% of packaged food products — from biscuits to breads ...

Palm oil is one of the most widely used edible fats in the world and is consumed in many countries. Palm oil has properties that may offer health benefits, such as vitamin E and beta-carotene, which ...

The rapid expansion of palm oil plantations has led to the destruction of huge areas of tropical rainforest, creating dangerous CO2 emissions and destroying the remaining habitats of already ...

MalaysiaBunches of oil palm fruit harvested by hand are trucked to a mill for processing in mainland Malaysia. Oil palms yield more oil per acre than do other crops. But soaring demand for the ...

negative effects on primates," said the research team. To put that figure into context, 53 million hectares of land will be needed by 2050 to grow palm oil in order to meet global demand.

Nigerian food is delicious and full of variety, but some favourite dishes can carry health risks if not prepared or eaten ...

THE sustainable palm oil production in Malaysia is the consequence ... The quality of our produce has consistently been affected by the dangerous road conditions, particularly in Sabah and Sarawak.

It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...

Palm oil can be found in many things, from make-up to pizza, soap to chocolate. Rosette Ale, a sustainable fashion business owner, explains how the demand for palm oil is unfortunately leading to ...

Palm oil is used in everything from cosmetics to food to soap. There is enormous demand for it. But it is hugely controversial because it involves the clearing of tropical rainforests to grow palm ...

With no end in sight to sky-high prices for palm oil, Japanese businesses have idled their power plants that burn it to generate electricity. And they do not appear ready to resume operations ...

Since 2015, Malaysia has taken a global leadership role in continuously implementing sustainable oil palm cultivation and palm oil process innovations. IN 1905, a young Frenchman named Henri ...