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Definition of Palm Oil.

Sabtu, 19 Mei 2012

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Palm  oil  is  produced  from  the  oil  palm,  primarily  Elaeis  guineensis,  which originated  in West  Africa,  but  has  adapted  extremely  well  to  other  tropical  lowland regions. The largest producer of palm oil is Malaysia, accounting for approximately 49% of global production. Indonesia  ranks  second,  accounting  for another 36%.  Nigeria follows a distant third, with 2.9%. Oil palm plantations exist on a much smaller scale in several  other African countries  and  in Central  and  South  America  (e.g.,  Colombia, 

Ecuador  and Costa Rica). SE Asia  is  thus  by  far  the main  palm  oil  producing  region accounting for in excess of 85% of world production (Figure 2.1). This is produced from over of 6 million hectares of plantation which represents nearly 80% of the world  total oil palm plantation area. Between 1999/00 and 2002/03 Malaysian production of palm oil grew  at 8.5% per  year, whilst  Indonesian production growth outstripped  the world average, growing at 14.7% per year.  (IIED, ProForest, Rabobank, 2004). 

Palm oil contains an equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. It's particularly  rich  in  the  saturated  palmitic  acid  (44%), with  substantial  amounts  of  the monounsaturated oleic acid  (40%), and  smaller amounts of polyunsaturated  fatty acids (10%). 

End users of palm oil are  firstly producers of margarines,  shortenings, cooking oils etc., such as Unilever and Vandemoortele, and secondly the users of such products. These are primarily found  in  the bakery business, confectionery,  ice cream, snacks,  the noodle industry and sectors using frying products. 

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