As Harvard nutrition experts say, palm oil is better than high–trans fat shortenings and probably a better choice than butter. Many vegetable oils that are naturally liquid at room temperatures, such as olive oil and canola oil, should still be your first choice?

Palm oil and it’s uses

Palm oil is reddish as it contains high beta- carotene. It is a kind of vegetable oil such as sunflower or rapeseed oil. It is grown in the tropics areas. Red palm oils are the natural sources of carotenoids, including beta-carotene, a potent antioxidant and precursor of Vitamin A.Palm oil and palm kernel oil are found in 50% of the products on supermarket shelves. ​It is an edible vegetable oil that is high in saturated fats and free of trans fats. It is a native to West Africa and was imported into SE Asia. It contains a mixture of polyunsaturated, mono-unsaturated and saturated fatty acids.

Palm oil is found in many foods. It is used for preventing vitamin A deficiency, cancer, brain disease, and aging. It is used to treat malaria, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, dementia, and cyanide poisoning. It is best for weight loss and for increasing the body’s metabolism. It is also used for cooking. It contains negligible levels of cholesterol. It contains linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid that favors absorption and availability for use in the body. It is used in 50% of products consumers purchase and use daily.

 Health and Nutrition Benefits of Palm Oil

1. It is a rich source of beta-carotene that helps strengthen the body’s immune system and is associated with a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and cataracts.
2. It has more vitamin E than any other vegetable oil. It supports overall health while delaying the aging process and palm oil is the richest source of  pro-vitamin A and vitamin E.
3. It is a solid fat and does not have to undergo unhealthy hydrogenation. It leads to numerous diseases including breast cancer, colon cancer, and heart disease.
4. Malaysian red palm oil reduces neurological damage due to stroke. They enhance the speed of stroke recovery.
5. The palm oil supports the brain’s white matter health. It slows the body’s ability to create new fat cells and kill off some of the fat cells. 

Palm oil helps in food security

The criteria of food and nutrition security and the Food Security Standard with government stakeholders, palm oil producers, NGOs, and researchers. Food Security Standard for sustainable palm oil production. Palm oil is more efficient, uses less land, needs fewer pesticides, and less fertilizer. It lives in the comfortable surroundings of Western Europe. They have a plentiful food supply and are rich. Palm oil is a lifeline for the developing world mainly 3 billion people globally consume palm oil as a major source of energy and vitamins including in India, sub-Saharan Africa, and South-East Asia.

 Palm oil – Land use efficiency

Malaysia is one of the tropical countries with equatorial climate, approximately 85% of total global palm oil production was dominated by Malaysia and Indonesia. Palm oil production efficiency is more as compared to other major oil crops. One hectare of oil palm plantation can produce up to eight times more oil than other leading oilseed crops. The efficiency of its production (4000 kg/ha), low cost, and stability of the oil make it the most attractive and used vegetable oil in the world. It is the most versatile product of all vegetable oils. Palm oil and palm kernel oil can be processed to form a wide range of products with different melting points, consistencies, and characteristics. It is an important crop for the GDP of emerging economies and there are millions of smallholder farmers who depend on producing palm oil for their livelihood.

Is palm’s success it’s greatest enemy?

Palm oil is a very productive crop. It offers a far greater yield at a lower cost of production than other vegetable oils. Global production and demand for palm oil is increasing rapidly. We should encourage increased use of goods produced using such practices. In concerns to edible oils, palm oil is quite good. The oil palm tree is the source of palm oil and is highly productive. It yields 4 to 10 times more oil per hectare than other oilseed crops, including soybean and canola. It represents 38% of the world’s supply of edible oil. It is grown on 5% of the land dedicated to oilseed crops. It’s in cookies, baked goods, portions of margarine, lipsticks and skin lotions, shampoo and toothpaste and a wide range of other packaged foods and personal care products. It is a highly versatile product. Palm oil has indeed been successful in reducing poverty.

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