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	Palm Oil Truth Foundation - Palm Oil Home
		Palm Oil may jump to $1,000 a tonne next year
		Palm oil biodiesel to be used in Malaysian govt vehicles
		Malaysia to increase palm oil exports To Sub-Saharan Africa
	www.palmoiltruthfoundation.com (716 words)

	Palm oil - rainforest in your shopping
		Palm oil plantations destroy biodiversity and are associated with human rights violations and worker exploitation.
		Palm oil is found in 1 in 10 food products - including chocolate, bread, crisps, detergents and lipsticks.
		The palm oil industry is now considered by scientists as the biggest threat to the orang-utan.
	www.foe.co.uk /campaigns/biodiversity/case_studies/palm_oil/index.html (452 words)

	Virgin Palm Oil - Tropical Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Virgin Palm oil is palm oil that is traditionally made and maintains the natural nutrients of carotenes (precursors to Vitamin A) and the antioxidant tocotrienols (Vitamin E).
		Palm oil comes from a tropical palm tree (elaeis guineensis - NOT the same as coconut palm trees), which is native to the tropical areas of Africa, where it grows wild.
		Palm oil traditionally has been used for baking, shortenings, margarines and deep fat frying, as it is shelf stable with a high melting point and does NOT require hydrogenation.
	www.tropicaltraditions.com /red_palm_oil.htm (901 words)

	America Palm Oil Council
		Palm oil is derived from the flesh of the fruit of the oil palm species E. Guineensis.
		Palm oil, because of its natural solid-liquid content, is suited to be used in high percentages in vegetable oil shortenings, biscuit fats and bakery fats.
		Palm kernel oil is obtained from the kernel of the oil palm fruit.
	www.americanpalmoil.com /foodproducts.html (800 words)

	Palm oil
		Palm oil is a dark yellow to yellow-red oil (high carotene content) of vegetable origin obtained by pressing or boiling the flesh of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).
		Palm oil is processed to produce edible fats (margarine), soaps and candles and is used in pharmacy and cosmetics and as an important raw material in oleochemistry (fat chemistry).
		Palm oil is sensitive to contamination by ferrous and rust particles and water (especially seawater).
	www.tis-gdv.de /tis_e/ware/oele/palmoel/palmoel.htm (1537 words)

	Oil Palm
		Oil palms are primarily insect pollinated by various insects: in Africa, weevils (Elaeidobius spp), in Latin America, Mystrops costaricensis and Elaeidobius spp.
		The mesocarp, from which palm oil is derived, is fibrous and oily, and the seed is opaque white, encased in a brown endocarp; palm kernel oil is derived from seeds.
		Palm oil is used as a replacement for cocoa butter and butter fat, and in ice cream and mayonnaise.
	www.uga.edu /fruit/oilpalm.html (1237 words)

	CRB Fundamentals
		Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil produced from the flesh of the fruit of the oil palm tree.
		The oil palm tree is a tropical palm tree that is a native of the west coast of Africa and is different from the coconut palm tree.
		Oil is extracted from both the pulp of the fruit (becoming palm oil) and the kernel (palm kernel oil), with 1 metric ton of palm kernel oil obtained for every 10 metric tons of palm oil.
	www.crbtrader.com /fund/articles/palmoil.asp (471 words)

	The Bitter Fruit of Oil Palm
		Oil palm plantations composed of specially selected and cloned varieties of palm trees start to produce fruit after four to five years and reach maturity and the highest rate of productivity when the trees are 20 to 30 years old.
		Oil palm plantations are being established principally in tropical regions where, by 1997 they occupied 6.5 million hectares and produced 17.5 million tonnes of palm oil and 2.1 million tonnes of palm kernel oil.
		The oil palm is a tropical plant native to the intertropical humid zone of Africa.
	www.wrm.org.uy /plantations/material/oilpalm2.html (4435 words)

	Palm Oil Report ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
		This report describes palm oil's chief environmental and health impacts and encourages food processors, consumers,and government and international agencies to support the use of oils that are better for both human and environmental health.
		Palm oil is forecast to be the world's most produced and internationally traded edible oil by 2012.
		Oil palm is grown as an industrial plantation crop, often (especially in Indonesia) on newly cleared rainforest or peat-swamp forests rather than on already degraded land or disused agricultural land.
	www.cspinet.org /palmoilreport/index.html (873 words)

	Palm Oil: A Rainforest in your Shopping (TreeHugger)
		The international trade in palm oil is held to be responsible for loss of tropical rainforest in Indonesia where palm acreage has increased by 118 percent in the past eight years.
		It is well known that the edible oil that is extracted from the palm oil fruit is from the fruit pulp itself.
		For them to produce an oil such as palm oil, which I reckon is one of the healtiest natural oils around since it is virually trans fat free and packed with antioxidants, we should be giving them kudos intead of attacking the oil.
	www.treehugger.com /files/2007/01/palm_oil_a_rain.php (4124 words)

	Palm Oil and Rainforest Deforestation
		Palm oil accounts for 21 per cent of the global edible oil market, and it is the most commonly used vegetable oil after soy.
		Large scale palm oil plantations are replacing the forests in Indonesia and Malaysia at an alarming rate, wiping out 80-100% of wildlife in the area, forcing local communities from their land and destroying their livelihoods.
		Palm oil is one of the world's most consumed oils, and 23 per cent of the palm oil produced in Indonesia is sold to Europe.
	www.mongabay.com /external/foe_palm_oil.htm (822 words)

	Palm Oil
		Tax-free importation of oil palm seedlings and farm equipment to be used by farmers cooperatives as planting materials for their out-grower farms and for the land preparation and cultivation of these farms, respectively.
		The oil palm is superior in productivity as demonstrated in its yield per hectare at 5 metric tons of crude palm oil, which is 5 to 10 times more than the yield of any oil crop.
		The oil palm's suitability to the Philippines' agro-climatic conditions, and the fact that some 304,350 hectares in Mindanao are identified by the Southern Philippines Development Authority as potential areas for oil palm planting also constitute the basic strength of the industry.
	www.philonline.com.ph /~webdev/da-amas/palm_oil.html (3032 words)

	Elaeis guineensis
		The oil from the fleshy outer skin of the fruit is customarily included (at about a 5% level) in pig and poultry rations as a source of vitamins A and D and to reduce dustiness in the feed.
		Palm oil sludge and press fibre combined in equal proportions can constitute up to 50% of the ruminant ration; however, this blend can be stored for no more than a day and a half before it becomes unpalatable.
		Palm kernel cake, though seldom used in poultry rations, seems to be palatable to poultry and can replace wheat middlings in the poultry diet.
	www.fao.org /ag/aga/AGAP/FRG/afris/Data/501.HTM (596 words)

	The Oil Palm
		The oil palm tree is a tropical plant which commonly grows in warm climates at altitudes of less than 1,600 feet above sea level.
		Oil palm is normally monoic; in other words, it has both male and female flowers on the same tree.
		Some 40 leaves crown the stately column of the oil palm and as it reaches middle age its leaves spread out - between 10 and 25 feet in length – and almost parallel to the ground.
	www.fedepalma.org /oil_palm.htm (414 words)

	Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests
		Palm oil is derived from the plant’s fruit, which grow in clusters that may weigh 40-50 kilograms.
		Since demand for palm oil isn't going to go away, Europe's best approach is to convince Indonesian oil palm producers to cultivate their crop in a manner that's less damaging to the environment, as exemplified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
		Since demand for palm oil isn't going to go away, Europe's best approach is to convince Indonesian oil palm producers to cultivate their crop in a manner that's less damaging to the environment.
	news.mongabay.com /2006/0425-oil_palm.html (3408 words)

	Limited Palm Oil Availabilities Benefiting U.S. Soybean Oil Exports (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Palm oil is the most traded vegetable oil in the world, capturing 40 percent of global trade.
		Palm oil presents a unique challenge for analysts of vegetable oil markets in their efforts to perform a price analysis.
		Palm Stearin (solid at room temperature) is used almost exclusively -- with the exception of some third world countries-- for industrial uses such as in cosmetics, soaps, detergents etc. Palm Olein (liquid at room temperature) is used exclusively for food use.
	www.fas.usda.gov /oilseeds/circular/1998/98-03/special.htm (1124 words)

	Elaeis guineensis
		Palm oil is extracted from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit which contains 45-55% oil which varies from light yellow to orange-red in color, and melts from 25° to 50°C. For edible fat manufacture, the oil is bleached.
		The fatty composition of the oil is 0.5-5.9% myristic, 32.3-47.0 palmitic, 1.0-8.5 stearic, 39.8-52.4 oleic, and 2.0-11.3 linoleic.
		Because oil palm is monoecious, cross-pollination is general and the value of parent plants is determined by the performance of the progeny produced in such crosses.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/duke_energy/Elaeis_guineensis.html (2608 words)

	Palm oil
		The source of palm oil is the fleshy fruit of a tropical, spineless palm tree, native to western Africa but extensively cultivated in other tropical countries.
		Various methods are used to extract the oil from the pulp, including pressing or centrifuging or macerating the pulp and boiling in water, the oil floating and skimmed off.
		The oil is similar to coconut oil, and is used mainly in margarine and soap.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/Palm_oil.html (211 words)

	Palm Oil Plantations and Oil Palm Seeds \| Palm Plantations Of Australia Oil Palm Seeds and Plantations
		Palm Oil Plantations and Oil Palm Seeds
		Palm Plantations Of Australia Oil Palm Seeds and Plantations
		Our Oil Palm seed has been bred from the highest yielding Oil palms in the world.
	www.palmplantations.com.au (100 words)

	America Palm Oil Council
		Trans-fat free Palm Oil as replacement in baked goods...
		Palm oil is more than just your every day vegetable oil.
		Palm oil provides a valuable source of beta carotene and vitamin E. Studies have found that tocopherols and tocotrienols, which are isomers of vitamin E found in palm oil, are antioxidants and may be associated with more favorable cholesterol profiles, and lower risk of heart disease and some types of cancer.
	www.americanpalmoil.com (127 words)

	Palm Oil Prices, Companies & Palm Oil Industry Information
		is the leading one-stop center for palm oil education, and palm oil industry and trading information since 2003.
		We also maintain the biggest palm oil B2B directory with over 2,500 registered companies, making us the largest palm oil business community on the Internet...
		Malaysia Palm Oil Exports from SGS (Malaysia) Bhd.
	www.palmoil.com (246 words)

	Palm Oil Tank Palmoil, Palm Oil Tank System - www.palm-oil.eu - Palm Oil Tank Palmoil, Palm Oil Tank System
		Palm oil, Biodiesel, Harnstoff, Frisch- und Altöl abgebildet.
		Heavy Fuel Oil, Tank Heavy Oil, Tank Fuel Oil Heavy
		tank station diesel tank station bio ethanol tank station veg oil on tank-station.com, building of gas tank stations
	www.palm-oil.eu (1436 words)

	Palm oil prices jump on exports - Worldnews.com
		KUALA LUMPUR, May 3: Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose 2 per cent on Thursday, boosted by strong exports and bullish comments from top industry analyst Dorab Mistry.
		KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7: Malaysia’s crude palm oil output in 2007 is forecast to decline 1.2 per cent to 15.7 million tons from a year ago...
		Oil jumps as economic worries fade Strong housing and durable goods orders ease fears of a slowing economy, lifting crude from two-month lows;...
	article.wn.com /view/2007/05/04/Palm_oil_prices_jump_on_exports (784 words)

	Indonesia: Palm Oil Production A Mainstay of North Sumatra Economy
		Palm kernels go to a crushing plant, which extracts palm kernel oil from the palm kernel meal.
		A North Sumatra environmental figure noted that oil palm plantations make a good buffer for environmentally protected areas but complained that the heating of the oil palm nut to extract the CPO remains a dirty process, though he allowed that the industry tries to minimize its environmental impact.
		A key palm oil plantation Estate Manager explained that the squeezing of the oil palm fruits to extract CPO occurs under strict controls that protect the environment and allow for maximum retrieval of CPO.
	www.usembassyjakarta.org /econ/Sumatera_palm_oil_dec05.html (1098 words)

	Natural Palm Oil \| Wilderness Family Naturals
		Natural Red Palm Oil, made from the fruit, is sometimes confused with Palm Kernel Oil, which is made from the kernel.
		Palm Kernel Oil has a similar fatty acid breakdown as coconut oil which makes it good oil, yet it is much different than oil made from the fruit.
		Where natural red palm oil is a part of the African diet, serious vitamin A deficiencies and their related diseases do not exist.
	www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com /natural_palm_oil.htm (862 words)

	Forests paying the price for biofuels - earth - 22 November 2005 - New Scientist
		From the orang-utan reserves of Borneo to the Brazilian Amazon, virgin forest is being razed to grow palm oil and soybeans to fuel cars and power stations in Europe and North America.
		The rush to make energy from vegetable oils is being driven in part by European Union laws requiring conventional fuels to be blended with biofuels, and by subsidies equivalent to 20 pence a litre.
		Palm oil prices jumped 10 per cent in September alone, and are predicted to rise 20 per cent next year, while global demand for biofuels is now rising at 25 per cent a year.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=mg18825265.400 (527 words)

	Palm Oil Crisis Information from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
		The increased demand for palm oil — which is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree and can be grown only in tropical environments — is fueling destruction of the rainforest habitat of Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, pushing those endangered species even closer to extinction.
		Palm oil is found in cookies, crackers, shampoo, skin care and beauty products, in different varieties of pet food, and many other products.
		The majority of all palm oil is grown and produced in Borneo and Sumatra; it is an introduced agricultural crop (not gathered from the rain forests).
	www.cmzoo.org /palmoil.html (1242 words)

	Sustainable palm oil
		Palm oil is widely used in food and personal care products.
		Palm oil is used in prepared foods, such as shortening in biscuits, and in personal care products, such as bath soaps.
		Since the 1990s land under palm oil cultivation has increased by about 43%, primarily in Malaysia and Indonesia where most of world's palm oil is produced.
	www.unilever.com /ourvalues/sustainable_palm_oil.asp (208 words)

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