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palm oil is a natural food that has been consumed for more than 5000 years. It is derived from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit of the oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ).
Today, Palm Oil is consumed worldwide as cooking and frying oil. It is also used as ingredient in fat blends of a vast array of foods products such as margarine and shortening.
It contains an equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. It is also a source of vitamin e .
It is stable and versatile even without hydrogenation. Hydrogenation process will form trans fatty acids, which may have adverse affect on health