Palm Oil: 4 Health Benefits of Red Palm Oil
As of 2023, palm oil makes up 39.4% of global vegetable oil production suggesting an increasing rise in the demand for and production of palm oil across the globe. This rise in palm oil demands goes beyond West Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand where it is heavily produced and used. This rise in use isn't without a connection to the numerous health benefits of palm oil (refined or unrefined). What is palm oil? Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). It's actually two different oils in one plant: crude palm oil comes from pressing the fleshy fruit, while palm kernel oil comes from crushing the seed inside. It's naturally reddish-orange in its unrefined state (from high beta-carotene content) and semi-solid at room temperature, which makes it useful in food processing. Is Palm Oil Good or Bad? Refined or unrefined (red) Palm oil roughly contains 50% saturated fat. A major meta-analysis of clinical trials ...