Abstract:
Palm oil is a constituent of the fruit-pulp of oil
palms and is used in the manufacture of soap,
candles, and for colouring and scenting ointments.
Bleached or slightly hardened it serves
also as raw material for the production of margarine
and baking fat.
The palm oil is produced by extraction from
the reddish-to-orange pulp of the ovoid shaped
fruits which grow on stalks in fresh fruit bunches
(FFB) on the oil palms. Pure oil and kernel are
the main final products besides minor quantities
of solids which are used for animal feed and fertilizers.
Shell and dry fibres are used within the
palm oil processing line for fuelling the steam
boiler.
An approximate quantification of the different
components is shown in the typical fruit and
production composition chart.
