16. What exactly is Oil Palm? - Palm oil is an edible plant oil - Palm oil is naturally reddish because it contains a high amount of beta-carotene (though boiling it destroys the carotenoids and renders the oil colourless). - Palm oil is one of the few vegetable oils relatively high in saturated fats . -T he oil is widely used as a cooking oil , as an ingredient in margarine, and is a component of many processed foods. -Other than cooking oil, oil palm can be used as soaps, washing powders and personal care products to treat wounds.
17. Oil Palm Plantation in Malaysia - In 2004, Malaysia produced 14 million tons of palm oil -more than 38,000 square kilometres of land -The Malaysian Sime Darby conglomerate is its largest plantation operator, with 524,626 hectares of oil palms -Malaysia opened its first biodiesel plant in the state of Pahang
18. - It produces two types of oil - palm oil from the flesh of the fruit, and palm kernel oil from the seed or kernel . - For every 10 tonnes of palm oil, about 1 tonne of palm kemel oil is also obtained .