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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.
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. The following specifications are defined for export purposes:
Free Fatty Acid (as palmitic) 5.0% max
Moisture & Impurities 0.5% max
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.
Free Fatty Acid (as palmitic) 0.1% max
Moisture & Impurities 0.1% max
Iodine Value (Wijs) 50-55
Melting Point°C 33-39
Colourn(5¼” Lovibond Scale) 3 Red max