14 Apr 2019 (Free Malaysia Today) KUALA LUMPUR: Experts in the palm oil industry have urged Malaysia to avoid a trade war but instead look at rebranding, increasing yields and extending the life span of oil palms. Denis Murphy, who chairs the Malaysian Oil Palm Board biology advisory committee, said yields of the crop had
The Star Online (26/04/2019) – PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China will likely see an additional 20% increase, or about 400,000 tonnes per year, following the latest palm oil supply memorandum of understanding (MoU) witnessed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and China’s Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing.The additional palm oil purchase
Palm oil, an oil extracted from the palm nut kernel, is one of the few natural oils to have a high amount of saturated fat when compared to oils such as vegetable and olive oil, which are high in unsaturated fat. Before it is the clear oil available on grocery shelves, it is crude palm oil (CPO). This is the pre-purified oil
A windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) is a slow-growing palm native to Asia. The palm is capable of reaching heights of up to 40 feet (about 12 meters), but typically ranges between 10 and 20 feet (about 3 to 6 meters) in height, with a six- to 10-foot (about 1.8- to 6-meter) spread. A hardy palm with
The genus Elaeis is made of up two species of palm tree, both of which are referred to by the common name “oil palm” because their fruits and kernels are used to produce palm oil These species are Elaeis oleifera, or the American oil palm, and Elaeis guineensis, or the African oil palm. The former species is found
Palm-kernel oil is an oil which is extracted from the seeds of the oil palm, a tree native to Africa and widely cultivated in Africa and parts of Asia. The fruit which surrounds the seed can also be pressed for oil. Depending on where one lives, it may be easy or difficult to obtain pure palm-kernel oil,
Palm hearts are the cores, or hearts, of specific types of wild and domesticated palm trees including the pejibaye or peach, palmito jucara, acai, sabal, and coconut. They are also known commonly as a heart of palm, palmito, swamp cabbage, or chonta. Cultivated and harvested in Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and Florida, among other places, hearts
Palm oil trees are tropical plant that are native to West Africa, but are now grown in many areas as an agricultural crop. Plantations now exist all over Africa and South America, as well as other areas, that grow them on a large scale and process the oil for commercial sale. Palm oil manufacturers have made
Red palm oil is a vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of the palm oil tree. This tree, which is native to tropical Africa, yields more oil than any other tree. Its oil is red in color and has a strong flavor that many describe as similar to olive oil. Red palm oil contains
Palm oil is a product that is used in a number of settings. The product may be used for home cooking as well as being an ingredient in a number of packaged food products. In recent years, the product has also been the focus of efforts to make use of natural oil products as a