PROCESSED PALM KERNEL OIL

Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis, semi-solid at room temperature, is more saturated than palm oil and comparable to coconut oil. Like all vegetable oils, these three palm-derived oils do not contain cholesterol. Palm kernel oil is a common cooking ingredient; its increasing use in the commercial food industry throughout the world is buoyed by its lower cost, the high oxidative stability (saturation) of the refined product when used for frying, and its lack of cholesterol and trans-fatty acids, both viewed as being heart-healthy attributes. After digestion of the palm fruit and extraction of the palm oil from the mash, in the palm oil mill operations, the nuts and fibers are recovered, to then be dried and separated from each other. The palm kernels obtained are then ready for extraction of the crude palm kernel oil (PKO). The operation produce by-product which is sold as animal feed.