OIL PALM PRODUCTS

Palm oil is the most traded vegetable oil in the world today and has been used as a dietary constituent for nearly five thousand years.

Palm oil is obtained from the mesocarp of the Elaeis guineensis fruit, simply by cooking, mashing and pressing. In this process, the seeds are separated and after cracking and removing the shell, the kernel can be processed to yield palm kernel oil and palm kernel cake.


REFINED, BLEACHED & DEODORISED (RBD) PALM OIL
RBD palm oil is obtained from refining crude palm oil. It is a light yellow liquid and semi-solid at room temperature, melting to a clear yellow liquid on slight heating.
RBD palm oil is used as frying oil for food industries such as instant noodles and snack food. It can also be used in manufacture of margarine, shortening, vanaspathy, ice cream, condensed milk and soap.


REFINED, BLEACHED & DEODORISED (RBD) PALM OLEIN
RBD palm olein is obtained from fractionating refined palm oil to separate liquid parts (olein) from solid parts (stearin). It is a clear yellow liquid at room temperature.
RBD palm olein is used as cooking oil as well as frying oil for food industries such as snack food and ready-to-eat food. It is also used as a raw material for margarine and shortening.


REFINED, BLEACHED & DEODORISED (RBD) PALM STEARIN
RBD palm stearin is obtained from fractionating refined palm oil to separate olein from stearin. It is a white solid at room temperature, melting to a clear yellow liquid on heating.
RBD palm stearin is used in margarine and shortening industries. It is also used in soap, candles and oleochemical industries.


PALM FATTY ACID DISTILLATE

Palm fatty acid distillate ("PFAD") is a by-product from refining crude palm oil. It is a light brown solid at room temperature, melting to a brown liquid on heating.
Palm fatty acid distillate is used in soap industries, animal feed industries and as raw materials for oleochemical industries. Vitamin E can be extracted from PFAD.


PALM KERNELS
Palm kernel is obtained from palm fruitlet after the removal of the mesocarp and shell.


PALM KERNEL OIL

Palm kernel oil is obtained from the crushing of palm kernel. It is a light yellow liquid at room temperature.
Palm kernel oil can be refined into RBD palm kernel oil and its main usage is in oleochemical industries and speciality fats.


PALM KERNEL EXPELLER CAKES
Palm Kernel Expeller Cakes is a by-product from the kernel extraction process.
Palm Kernel Expeller Cakes is used as a raw material for animal feed, especially for cattle feed.


CRUDE PALM OIL
Crude palm oil is obtained from the mesocarp of fresh fruit bunches. It is an orange liquid and semi-solid at room temperature, melting to a clear red-orange liquid on slight heating.
Crude palm oil can be refined and further fractionated to widen its application.

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