Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Olein

Crude Palm oil (CPO) is natural vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree ( Elaeis guineensis).  It has a distnct reddish color due to its high beta-carotene contents, a powerful antioxidant that contributes to its nutritional value.  Our palm oil is sourced from sustainable plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia, ensuring consistent quality, traceability, and environmental responsibility.  

 

Palm Oil Production and Composition

Each oil palm tree produces large bunches containing numerous fruits.  The fleshy mesocarp yields crude palm oil (CPO), while the inner kernel, protected by a hard shell, provides palm kernel oil (PKO).  According to the FAO, both palm oil (from the pulp) and palm kernels are considered primary agricultural products.

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the typical oil extraction rate from a fresh fruit bunch (FFB) ranges between;

* 17% to 27% for palm oil

* 4% to 10% for palm kernels oil.

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Palm oil consists mainly of fatty acids esterified with glycerol, forming natural triglycerides.  It has relatively high concentration of saturated fat, especially  palmitic acit (C16:0), from which the oil derivers its name.

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Fatty acid content of palm oil (present as triglyceride esters)

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Type of fatty acidic

Myristic saturated C14 :   1.0%                      

Palmitic saturated C16 : 43.5%                      

Stearic saturated C18  :   4.3%                      

Oleic monounsaturated C18 : 36.6%             

Linoleic polyunsaturated C18   : 9.1%           

Other/Unknown   : 5.5%                                 

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black: Saturated; grey: Monounsaturated; blue: Polyunsaturated

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