Edible vegetable oil from fruit of oil palms
For oil created from the palm kernel, rather than the palm fruit, see
Palm kernel oil
.
Palm oil
is an edible
vegetable oil
derived from the
mesocarp
(reddish pulp) of the fruit of
oil palms
.
[1]
The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as
biofuel
. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from oil crops in 2014.
[2]
Palm oils are easier to stabilize and maintain quality of flavor and consistency in
ultra-processed foods
, so are frequently favored by food manufacturers.
[3]
On average globally, humans consumed 7.7 kg (17 lb) of palm oil per person in 2015.
[4]
Demand has also increased for other uses, such as cosmetics and biofuels, creating more demand on the supply encouraging the growth of palm oil plantations in tropical countries.
The use of palm oil has attracted the concern of
environmental and human right groups
. The palm oil industry is a significant contributor to
deforestation
in the
tropics
where palms are grown, and has been cited as a factor in social problems due to allegations of human rights violations among growers.
[5]
An industry group formed in 2004 to create more sustainable and ethical palm oil, through the
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
. However, very little palm oil is certified through the organization, and some groups have criticized it as
greenwashing
.
[6]
In 2018, a report by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
acknowledged that palm oil is much more efficient than other oils in terms of land and water usage; however, deforestation causes more biodiversity loss than switching to other oils.
[7]
The biggest global producers of palm oil are Indonesia, who produced 60% of it in 2022,
[8]
followed by Malaysia, Thailand, and Nigeria. Indonesia produces
biodiesel
primarily from palm oil.
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History
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Humans used oil palms as far back as 5,000 years. In the late 1800s, archaeologists discovered a substance that they concluded was originally palm oil in a tomb at
Abydos
dating back to 3,000 BCE.
[10]
Palm oil from
Elaeis guineensis
has long been recognized in West and Central African countries, used widely as a
cooking oil
. European merchants trading with West Africa occasionally purchased palm oil for use as a cooking oil in Europe.
Palm oil became a highly sought-after commodity by British traders for use as an industrial
lubricant
for machinery during Britain's
Industrial Revolution
.
[11]
Palm oil formed the basis of
soap
products, such as
Lever Brothers
' (now
Unilever
) "
Sunlight
" soap, and the American
Palmolive
brand.
[12]
By around 1870, palm oil constituted the primary export of some West African countries, which often led to oppressive labor practices, as highlighted in the account of Abina Mansah's life.
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However, this was overtaken by
cocoa
in the 1880s with the introduction of colonial European cocoa plantations.
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Processing
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Palm oil is naturally reddish in color because of a high
beta-carotene
content. It is not to be confused with
palm kernel oil
derived from the
kernel
of the same fruit
[16]
or
coconut oil
derived from the kernel of the coconut palm (
Cocos nucifera
). The differences are in color (raw palm kernel oil lacks
carotenoids
and is not red), and in
saturated fat
content: palm mesocarp oil is 49% saturated, while palm kernel oil and coconut oil are 81% and 86% saturated fats, respectively. However, crude red palm oil that has been refined, neutralized, bleached and deodorized, a common
commodity
called RBD (refined, bleached, and deodorized) palm oil, does not contain carotenoids.
[17]
Many industrial food applications of palm oil use fractionated components of palm oil (often listed as "modified palm oil") whose saturation levels can reach 90%;
[18]
these "modified" palm oils can become highly saturated, but are not necessarily
hydrogenated
.
The oil palm produces bunches containing many fruits with the fleshy mesocarp enclosing a kernel that is covered by a very hard shell. The
FAO
considers palm oil (coming from the pulp) and palm kernels to be primary products. The oil extraction rate from a bunch varies from 17 to 27% for palm oil, and from 4 to 10% for palm kernels.
[19]
Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated
vegetable fats
and is semisolid at room temperature.
[20]
Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil. Its use in the commercial food industry in other parts of the world is widespread because of its lower cost
[21]
and the high oxidative stability (
saturation
) of the refined product when used for frying.
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One source reported that humans consumed an average 17 pounds (7.7 kg) of palm oil per person in 2015.
[4]
Palm oil is traditionally, and still industrially, produced by
milling
the fruits of oil palm.
[24]
Besides milling, palm oil is produced by
cold-pressing
the fruit of the oil palm since the 1990s. This type of artisanal palm oil is usually not further refined, so they keep the natural red color. It is bottled for use as a
cooking oil
, in addition to other uses such as being blended into
mayonnaise
and
vegetable oil
.
[17]
The result of milling or cold-pressing is a mixture of water, crude palm oil, and fibers from the palm fruit. A minimum degree of processing is required to obtain the oil. The mixture is first passed through a filter to remove the solids, then separated by density to removed the water. Density treatment can also act as a basic form of degumming, provided that the fruit is steamed before milling to hydrolyze the gum, at a cost of also losing some triglycerides to hydrolysis.
[24]
The result of basic processing is called a "crude palm oil"
[24]
or a "
red palm oil
", referring to its intense color due to the high
caretinoid
content.
[25]
Red palm oil is a traditional cooking oil in West Africa. The free fatty acids within provide a "bite" to the flavor.
[24]
The triglyceride part is around 50%
saturated fat
?considerably less than
palm kernel oil
?and 40%
monounsaturated fat
and 10%
polyunsaturated fat
. It is a source of Vitamin A and Vitamin E.
[25]
Refining
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Crude PO can be refined to remove its non-triglyceride components.
- Bleaching removes color from the oil. This is achieved by adding a clay absorbent called
bleaching earth
in a vacuum mixer.
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- Filters remove the clay from the oil.
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- The oil enters the deodorizer, which is responsible for removing
free fatty acids
(FFA) generated by hydrolysis. One type of deodorizer works by distillating out the FFAs using a set of different temperatures. The FFA is collected as "palm fatty acid distillate" (PFAD).
[26]
PFAD is itself a valuable product used in the manufacture of
soaps
,
washing powder
and other products.
- The final, refined oil is called "refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil" (RBD PO). RBD PO is the basic palm oil sold on the world's commodity markets.
RBD PO is also known as
white palm oil
. It can be further
fractionated
using the different melting points of its components. The part with a higher melting point, which crystalizes out as a solid earlier, is called
palm stearin
. It consists of mostly saturated fats. The remaining liquid part is called
palm olein
.
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It is also possible to fractionate at a different point of processing, even with crude palm oil.
[28]
RBD PO, or "palm
shortening
", is extensively used in food manufacture. It is valued for its low polyunsaturated fat content, which offers high stability against
rancidity
and allows it to replace hydrogenated fats in a variety of baked and fried products.
Uses
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In food
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The highly saturated nature of palm oil renders it solid at room temperature in temperate regions, making it a cheap
substitute
for
butter
or
hydrogenated
vegetable oils
in uses where solid fat is desirable, such as the making of
pastry
dough and baked goods. Palm oil is used in West African cuisine such as
egusi soup
and
okra soup
.
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Palm oil is sometimes used as a minor ingredient in calf milk replacer.
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Non-food consumer products
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Palm oil is pervasively used in personal care and cleaning products, and it provides the foaming agent in nearly every soap, shampoo, or detergent. Around 70% of personal care products including soap, shampoo, makeup, and lotion, contain ingredients derived from palm oil. However, there are more than 200 different names for these palm oil ingredients and only 10% of them include the word "palm".
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Biomass and biofuels
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Palm oil is used to produce both methyl ester and hydrodeoxygenated
biodiesel
.
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Palm oil methyl ester is created through a process called
transesterification
. Palm oil biodiesel is often blended with other fuels to create palm oil biodiesel blends.
[34]
Palm oil biodiesel meets the European
EN 14214
standard for biodiesels.
[33]
Hydrodeoxygenated biodiesel is produced by direct
hydrogenolysis
of the fat into alkanes and propane. The world's largest palm oil biodiesel plant is the €550 million Finnish-operated
Neste Oil
biodiesel plant in
Singapore
, which opened in 2011 with a capacity of 800,000 tons per year and produces hydrodeoxygenated
NEXBTL
biodiesel from palm oil imported from Malaysia and Indonesia.
[35]
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Significant amounts of palm oil exports to Europe are converted to biodiesel (as of early 2018: Indonesia: 40%, Malaysia 30%).
[37]
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In 2014, almost half of all the palm oil in Europe was burned as car and truck fuel.
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As of 2018, one-half of Europe's palm oil imports were used for biodiesel.
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Use of palm oil as biodiesel generates three times the carbon emissions as using fossil fuel,
[41]
and, for example, "biodiesel made from Indonesian palm oil makes the global carbon problem worse, not better."
[42]
There are pressures for increased oil palm production from Indonesian palm-based biodiesel programs. The biodiesel currently contains a 30:70 palm oil to conventional diesel ratio (known as B30) at the gas pumps. The Indonesian government is aiming to produce 100% palm oil biodiesel (or B100) to transition out of using conventional diesel. The Indonesian government has estimated it would need to establish approximately 15 million hectares of oil palm plantations to meet these future demands.
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The organic waste matter that is produced when processing oil palm, including oil palm shells and oil palm fruit bunches, can also be used to produce energy. This waste material can be converted into pellets that can be used as a biofuel.
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Additionally, palm oil that has been used to fry foods can be converted into methyl esters for biodiesel. The used cooking oil is chemically treated to create a biodiesel similar to petroleum diesel.
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In wound care
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Although palm oil is applied to wounds for its supposed
antimicrobial
effects, research does not confirm its effectiveness.
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Production
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In 2018?2019, world production of palm oil was 73.5 million metric tons (81.0 million short tons).
[47]
The annual production of palm oil is projected to reach 240 million metric tons (260 million short tons) by 2050.
[48]
During the
2022 food crises
instigated by the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
and crop failures in other parts of the world due to
extreme weather caused by climate change
, the Indonesian government banned exports of palm oil.
[49]
This combined with a reduced harvest in Malaysia greatly increased global prices, while reducing availability causing ripple effects in the global supply chain.
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On 23 May 2022, the Indonesian government reopened trading hoping to balance supplies.
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Indonesia
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Indonesia
is the world's largest producer of palm oil, surpassing Malaysia in 2006, producing more than 20.9 million metric tons (23.0 million short tons),
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a number that has since risen to over 34.5 million metric tons (38.0 million short tons) (2016 output).
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Indonesia expects to double production by the end of 2030.
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By 2019, this number was 51.8 million metric tons (57.1 million short tons).
[58]
At the end of 2010, 60% of the output was exported in the form of crude palm oil.
[59]
FAO
data shows production increased by over 400% between 1994 and 2004, to over 8.7 million metric tons (9.6 million short tons).
Malaysia
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Malaysia
is the world's second largest producer of palm oil. In 1992, in response to
concerns about deforestation
, the
Government of Malaysia
pledged to limit the expansion of palm oil plantations by retaining a minimum of half the nation's land as
forest cover
.
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In 2012, the country
[62]
produced 18.8 million metric tons (20.7 million short tons) of crude palm oil on roughly 5,000,000 hectares (19,000 sq mi) of land.
[63]
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Though Indonesia produces more palm oil, Malaysia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil having exported 18 million metric tons (20 million short tons) of palm oil products in 2011.
India
,
China
, Pakistan, the European Union and the United States are the primary importers of Malaysian palm oil products.
[65]
In 2016, palm oil prices jumped to a four-year high days after Trump's election victory in the US.
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Nigeria
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As of 2018,
Nigeria
was the third-largest producer, with approximately 2.3 million hectares (5.7 million acres) under cultivation. Both small- and large-scale producers participate in the industry.
[67]
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In much of the
Niger Delta
, palm oil is commonoly referred to as "red oil" (or red gold) to distinguish it from the "black oil" (
crude oil
) which dominates production.
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Thailand
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Thailand
is the world's third largest producer of crude palm oil, producing approximately 2 million metric tons (2.2 million short tons) per year, or 1.2% of global output. Nearly all of Thai production is consumed locally. Almost 85% of palm plantations and extraction mills are in south Thailand. At year-end 2016, 4.7 to 5.8 million
rai
(750,000 to 930,000 hectares; 1,900,000 to 2,300,000 acres) were planted in oil palms, employing 300,000 farmers, mostly on small landholdings of 20 rai (3.2 hectares; 7.9 acres).
ASEAN
as a region accounts for 52.5 million metric tons (57.9 million short tons) of palm oil production, about 85% of the world total and more than 90% of global exports. Indonesia accounts for 52% of world exports. Malaysian exports total 38%. The biggest consumers of palm oil are India, the European Union, and China, with the three consuming nearly 50% of world exports. Thailand's Department of Internal Trade (DIT) usually sets the price of crude palm oil and refined palm oil Thai farmers have a relatively low yield compared to those in Malaysia and Indonesia. Thai palm oil crops yield 4?17% oil compared to around 20% in competing countries. In addition, Indonesian and Malaysian oil palm plantations are 10 times the size of Thai plantations.
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Benin
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Palm is native to the wetlands of western Africa, and south
Benin
already hosts many palm plantations. Its 'Agricultural Revival Programme' has identified many thousands of hectares of land as suitable for new oil palm export plantations. In spite of the economic benefits,
Non-governmental organisations
(NGOs), such as
Nature Tropicale
, claim biofuels will compete with domestic food production in some existing prime agricultural sites. Other areas comprise
peat land
, whose drainage would have a deleterious
environmental impact
. They are also concerned
genetically modified
plants will be introduced into the region, jeopardizing the current premium paid for their non-GM crops.
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According to recent article by
National Geographic
, most palm oil in Benin is still produced by women for domestic use.
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The FAO additionally states that peasants in Benin practice
agroecology
.
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They harvest palm fruit from small farms and the palm oil is mostly used for local consumption.
Cameroon
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Cameroon
had a production project underway initiated by Herakles Farms in the US.
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However, the project was halted under the pressure of civil society organizations in Cameroon. Before the project was halted, Herakles left the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil early in negotiations.
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The project has been controversial due to opposition from villagers and the location of the project in a sensitive region for biodiversity.
Colombia
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In 2018, total palm oil production in
Colombia
reached 1.6 million metric tons (1.8 million short tons), representing some 8% of national agricultural
GDP
and benefiting mainly
smallholders
(65% of Colombia's palm oil sector).
[77]
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According to a study from the Environmental, Science and Policy, Colombia has the potential to produce sustainable palm oil without causing
deforestation
.
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In addition, palm oil and other crops provide a productive alternative for illegal crops, like
coca
.
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Ecuador
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Ecuador aims to help palm oil producers switch to sustainable methods and achieve RSPO certification under initiatives to develop greener industries.
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Ghana
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Ghana
has a lot of
palm nut
species, which may become an important contributor to the agriculture of the region. Although Ghana has multiple palm species, ranging from local palm nuts to other species locally called agric, it was only marketed locally and to neighboring countries. Production is now expanding as major investment funds are purchasing plantations, because Ghana is considered a major growth area for palm oil.
Kenya
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Kenya
's domestic production of edible oils covers about a third of its annual demand, estimated at 380,000 metric tons (420,000 short tons). The rest is imported at a cost of around US$140 million a year, making edible oil the country's second most important import after petroleum. Since 1993 a new
hybrid
variety of cold-tolerant, high-yielding oil palm has been promoted by the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
in western Kenya. As well as alleviating the country's deficit of edible oils while providing an important cash crop, it is claimed to have environmental benefits in the region, because it does not compete against food crops or native vegetation and it provides stabilisation for the soil.
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Myanmar
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Palm oil was introduced to
British Burma
(now Myanmar) in the 1920s.
[83]
Beginning in the 1970s, smaller-scale palm oil plantations were developed in
Tanintharyi Region
, and
Mon
,
Kayin
, and
Rakhine States
.
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In 1999, the ruling military junta, the
State Peace and Development Council
, initiated the large-scale development of such plantations, especially in Tanintharyi, the southernmost region of Myanmar.
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As of 2019, over 401,814 ha of palm oil concessions have been awarded to 44 companies.
[83]
60% of the awarded concessions consist of forests and native vegetation, and some concessions overlap with national parks, including
Tanintharyi
and
Lenya National Parks
, which have seen deforestation and threaten conservation efforts for endemic species like the
Indochinese tiger
.
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Social and environmental impacts
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Forests have been cleared in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia to make space for oil-palm
monoculture
.
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This has
significant impacts on the local ecosystems
leading to
deforestation
and
biodiversity loss
. For example, these processes have resulted in significant acreage losses of the natural habitat of the three surviving species of
orangutan
. One species in particular, the
Sumatran orangutan
, has been listed as
critically endangered
because of habitat loss due to palm oil cultivation.
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Social
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In addition to environmental concerns, palm oil development in regions that produce it has also led to significant
social conflict
. Regions with fast growing palm oil production have experienced significant violations of indigenous land rights, influxes of illegal immigrant labor and labor practices, and other alleged related human rights violations.
The palm oil industry has had both positive and negative impacts on workers,
indigenous peoples
and residents of palm oil-producing communities. Palm oil production provides employment opportunities, and has been shown to improve
infrastructure
, social services and reduce poverty.
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However, in some cases, oil palm plantations have developed lands without consultation or compensation of the indigenous people inhabiting the land, resulting in social conflict.
[90]
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The use of
illegal immigrants
in Malaysia has also raised concerns about working conditions within the palm oil industry.
[93]
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Some social initiatives use palm oil cultivation as part of poverty alleviation strategies. Examples include the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's hybrid oil palm project in Western Kenya, which improves incomes and diets of local populations, and Malaysia's
Federal Land Development Authority
and Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority, which both support rural development.
[96]
Food vs. fuel
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The use of palm oil in the production of biodiesel has led to concerns that the need for fuel is being placed ahead of the need for food, leading to
malnutrition
in developing nations. This is known as the food versus fuel debate. According to a 2008 report published in the
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
, palm oil was determined to be a sustainable source of both food and biofuel, and the production of palm oil biodiesel does not pose a threat to edible palm oil supplies.
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According to a 2009 study published in the
Environmental Science and Policy
journal, palm oil biodiesel might increase the demand for palm oil in the future, resulting in the expansion of palm oil production, and therefore an increased supply of food.
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Human rights
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One report indicated numerous allegations of
human rights
violations in the production of palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia, including exposure to hazardous
pesticides
,
child labor
, and
rape
and
sexual abuse
, and unsafe carrying loads. These incidents may receive no response by the company or police, or are left unreported because victims fear retaliation from their abuser. The chemicals used in the pesticides, such as
paraquat
and
glyphosate
, have been linked to diseases such as
Parkinson's disease
and
cancer
.
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Reports of Indigenous peoples and communities in Indonesia, indicate losing farmland and traditionally significant land due to palm oil industry expansion. In 2017, there were over 650 different land disputes between palm oil plantations and Indigenous land owners.
[100]
Indigenous communities also expressed concern over the loss of natural resources, such as wild rubber, reed, and
adat
forests (communal forests).
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Indigenous communities have made some ground when it comes to land disputes, either through protest or legal means.
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Other concerns when it comes to Indigenous communities being impacted include lack of government oversight on palm oil plantations, political corruption, or the lacking of enforcement on laws meant to protect Indigenous lands.
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In countries such as Guatemala, palm oil plantations have significant leverage within the local justice system, leading local police to disregard land claims, going as far as using force to break up protests, and even murdering local leaders.
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Environmental
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While only 5% of the world's vegetable oil farmland is used for palm plantations, palm cultivation produces 38% of the world's total vegetable oil supply.
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In terms of oil yield, a palm plantation is 10 times more productive than
soybean
,
sunflower
or
rapeseed
cultivation because the palm fruit and
kernel
both provide usable oil.
[104]
Palm oil has garnered criticism from environmentalists due to the environmental importance of where it is grown. However, it is indisputably more efficient in comparison to other oil-producing plants. In 2016, it was found that palm oil farms produce around 4.17 metric tons of oil per hectare. By contrast other oils, such as sunflower, soybean, or peanut only produce 0.56, 0.39, and 0.16 metric tons respectively per hectare.
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Palm oil is the most sustainable vegetable oil in terms of yield, requiring one-ninth of land used by other vegetable oil crops.
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In the future, laboratory-grown microbes might achieve higher yields per unit of land at comparable prices.
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However, palm oil cultivation has been criticized for its impact on the natural environment,
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[110]
including
deforestation
, loss of natural habitats,
[111]
and
greenhouse gas emissions
[112]
[113]
which have threatened
critically endangered species
, such as the
orangutan
[114]
and
Sumatran tiger
.
[115]
Slash-and-burn
techniques are still used to create new plantations across palm oil producing countries. From January to September 2019, 857,000 hectares of land was burned in Indonesia; peatlands accounted for more than a quarter of the burned area.
[116]
The widespread deforestation and other environmental destruction in Indonesia, much of which is caused by palm oil production has often been described by academics as an
ecocide
.
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Environmental groups such as
Greenpeace
and
Friends of the Earth
oppose the use of palm oil biofuels, claiming that the
deforestation
caused by oil palm plantations is more damaging for the climate than the benefits gained by switching to biofuel and using the palms as
carbon sinks
.
[122]
A 2018 study by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) concluded that palm oil is "here to stay" due to its higher productivity compared with many other vegetable oils. The IUCN maintains that replacing palm oil with other vegetable oils would necessitate greater amounts of agricultural land, negatively affecting
biodiversity
.
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The IUCN advocates better practices in the palm oil industry, including the prevention of plantations from expanding into forested regions and creating a demand for certified and sustainable palm oil products.
[123]
In 2019, the
Rainforest Action Network
surveyed eight global brands involved in palm oil extraction in the
Leuser Ecosystem
, and said that none was performing adequately in avoiding "conflict palm oil".
[124]
Many of the companies told the Guardian they were working to improve their performance.
[125]
A
WWF
scorecard rated only 15 out of 173 companies as performing well.
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In 2020 a study by
Chain Reaction Research
concluded that NDPE (No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation) policies cover 83% of palm oil refineries. NDPE policies are according to the Chain Reaction Research the most effective private mechanism to cut the direct link with deforestation, due to the economic leverage refineries have over palm oil growers.
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Markets
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According to the Hamburg-based
Oil World
trade journal,
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in 2008 global production of oils and fats stood at 160 million tonnes. Palm oil and palm kernel oil were jointly the largest contributor, accounting for 48 million tonnes, or 30% of the total output.
Soybean oil
came in second with 37 million tonnes (23%). About 38% of the oils and fats produced in the world were shipped across oceans. Of the 60 million tonnes of oils and fats exported around the world, palm oil and palm kernel oil made up close to 60%; Malaysia, with 45% of the market share, dominated the palm oil trade. Production of palm oil that complies with voluntary sustainability standards is growing at a faster rate than conventional production. Standard-compliant production increased by 110% from 2008 to 2016, while conventional production increased by 2%.
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The production of vegetable oils as a whole went up 125% between 2000 and 2020, driven by a sharp increase in palm oil.
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Food label regulations
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Previously, palm oil could be listed as "vegetable fat" or "vegetable oil" on food labels in the European Union (EU). From December 2014,
food packaging
in the EU is no longer allowed to use the generic terms "vegetable fat" or "vegetable oil" in the ingredients list. Food producers are required to list the specific type of vegetable fat used, including palm oil. Vegetable oils and fats can be grouped together in the ingredients list under the term "vegetable oils" or "vegetable fats" but this must be followed by the type of vegetable origin (e.g., palm, sunflower, or rapeseed) and the phrase "in varying proportions".
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In Malaysia, it is illegal to label products in ways that "discriminate against" palm oil. Offenders can be fined up to
RM
250,000 or imprisoned for up to five years.
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Supply chain institutions
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]
Consumer Goods Forum
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In 2010, the
Consumer Goods Forum
passed a resolution that its members would reduce deforestation through their palm oil supply to net zero by 2020.
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As of 2023 that goal has not been met.
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Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
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The
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO) was established in 2004 with the objective of promoting the growth and use of
sustainable
palm oil products through global standards and
multistakeholder governance
. The seat of the association is in
Zurich
, Switzerland, while the secretariat is currently based in
Kuala Lumpur
, with a satellite office in
Jakarta
. RSPO currently has 5,650 members from 94 countries.
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The RSPO was established following concerns raised by non-governmental organizations about environmental impacts resulting from palm oil production.
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51,999,404 metric tonnes of palm oil produced in 2016 was RSPO certified.
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Products containing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) can carry the RSPO trademark.
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Members of the RSPO include palm oil producers, environmental groups, and manufacturers who use palm oil in their products.
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In 2014, Indonesia accounted for 40% of global palm oil production and 44% of the total RSPO-certified areas.
[140]
After the meeting in 2009, a number of environmental organisations were critical of the scope of the agreements reached.
[139]
Palm oil growers who produce CSPO have been critical of the organization because, though they have met RSPO standards and assumed the costs associated with certification, the market demand for certified palm oil remains low.
[136]
[138]
Even though deforestation has decreased in RSPO-certified oil palm plantations, peatlands continue to be drained and burned for the creation of new RSPO-certified palm plantations.
[140]
Nutrition, composition and health
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]
Palm oil is a food staple in many cuisines and contributes significant calories as well as a source of fat.
[141]
[142]
[143]
On average globally, humans consumed 7.7 kg (17 lb) of palm oil per person in 2015.
[4]
Although the relationship of palm oil consumption to disease risk has been previously assessed, the quality of the
clinical research
specifically assessing palm oil effects has been generally poor.
[144]
Consequently, research has focused on the deleterious effects of palm oil and palmitic acid consumption as sources of saturated fat content in edible oils, leading to conclusions that palm oil and saturated fats should be replaced with
polyunsaturated fats
in the diet.
[145]
[146]
A 2015
meta-analysis
and 2017 advisory from the
American Heart Association
indicated that palm oil is among foods supplying dietary saturated fat which increases blood levels of
LDL cholesterol
and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, leading to recommendations for reduced use or elimination of dietary palm oil in favor of consuming
unhydrogenated
vegetable oils
.
[145]
[147]
A 2019 meta-analysis found no association between total fat, saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acid intake with risk of cardiovascular disease.
[148]
Glycidyl fatty acid esters (GE),
3-MCPD
and 2-MCPD, are found especially in palm oils and palm fats because of their refining at high temperatures (approx. 200 °C (392 °F)).
[149]
Since
glycidol
, the parent compound of GE, is considered genotoxic and carcinogenic, the
EFSA
did not set a safe level for GE. According to the chair of the CONTAM (EFSA's expert Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain), "The exposure to GE of babies consuming solely
infant formula
is a particular concern as this is up to ten times what would be considered of low concern for public health".
[149]
The EFSA's tolerable daily intake (TDI) of
3-MCPD
and its fatty acid esters was set to 0.8 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per day (μg/kg bw/day) in 2016 and increased to 2 μg/kg bw/day in 2017, based on evidence linking this substance to organ damage in animal tests and on possible adverse effects on the
kidney
and on
male fertility
.
[149]
[150]
According to the EFSA, there is not enough data to set a safe level for 2-MCPD.
[149]
As of December 2022, the
Malaysian Palm Oil Board
issued an amendment to its palm oil licensing conditions to include maximum limits of 1.25 ppm and 1 ppm, respectively, to the amount of 3-MCPDE and GE that can be found in processed palm oil.
[151]
Key components
[
edit
]
Fatty acids
[
edit
]
Palm oil, like all fats, is composed of
fatty acids
,
esterified
with
glycerol
. Palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat, specifically the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid,
palmitic acid
, to which it gives its name. Monounsaturated
oleic acid
is also a major constituent of palm oil. Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of
tocotrienol
, part of the
vitamin E
family.
[152]
[153]
The linoleic acid content of palm oil is about 6,4 - 15%.
[154]
The approximate concentration of esterified fatty acids in palm oil is:
[155]
Fatty acid content of palm oil (present as triglyceride esters)
|
Type of fatty acid
|
|
Fraction
|
Myristic
saturated C14
|
|
1.0%
|
Palmitic
saturated C16
|
|
43.5%
|
Stearic
saturated C18
|
|
4.3%
|
Oleic
monounsaturated C18:1
|
|
36.6%
|
Linoleic
polyunsaturated C18:2
|
|
9.1%
|
Other/unknown
|
|
5.5%
|
black
: saturated
grey
: monounsaturated
blue
: polyunsaturated
|
|
Carotenes
[
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]
Red palm oil is rich in carotenes, such as
alpha-carotene
,
beta-carotene
and
lycopene
, which give it a characteristic dark red color.
[153]
[156]
However, palm oil that has been refined, bleached and deodorized from crude palm oil (called "RBD palm oil") does not contain carotenes.
[17]
Palmitic acid
[
edit
]
Excessive intake of
palmitic acid
, which makes up 44% of palm oil, increases blood levels of
low-density lipoprotein
(LDL) and total cholesterol, and so increases risk of
cardiovascular diseases
.
[145]
[146]
[157]
Other reviews, the
World Health Organization
, and the US
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
have encouraged consumers to limit the consumption of palm oil, palmitic acid and foods high in saturated fat.
[141]
[145]
[157]
See also
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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Palm oil
.
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