date:Apr 18, 2013
uels, it is also an important food source in large parts of the developing world. The use of palm oil has skyrocketed in recent years, and at 50 million metric tons it is the most heavily utilized vegetable oil.
Palm oil is versatile as it is readily usable for baking, frying, soaps, cosmetic, and biofuel. In contrast, most other vegetable oils require hydrogenation for some food uses, resulting in the formation of heart-unhealthy transfats. But, the planet cannot sustain the ever-expanding le