Palm oil contains about 50% saturated fat, which increases "bad" LDL cholesterol. But it is better for you than other tropical oils like coconut oil.

According to the NGO coalition, palm oil is increasingly being channeled into the biofuel program at the expense of the edible oil market. In 2019, 5.83 million metric tons of crude palm oil was ...

“Palm oil has been a pervasive problem for a while,” said Ashley Thomson, a senior policy adviser at Global Witness. “What this analysis shows, in the other commodities as well, is just how ...

This week on the food science and history podcast Gastropod, hosts Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber discuss palm oil — where it came from, what it’s used for, and why colonialists have ...

Palm oil is a very widely-used food ingredient, but its production has a huge environmental impact, plus it may not be entirely healthy to consume. A greener, "lower-fat" alternative could be on ...

End-2021 palm oil stocks in top exporter Indonesia fell 51% on the year. No. 2 Malaysia’s stocks were up 25% on the year but down 21% and 51% from the prior two and three years, respectively.

Demand for palm oil has been increasing as its discount to soyoil and sunoil has grown, driven by the recent price rise in rival oils due to production concerns in the U.S. and supply disruptions ...

Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, Girl Scout cookies, lipstick, Nutella and ice cream, to name a few. People around the world use it to cook daily. But to make all of that oil, ...

Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund.It plays a vital role in foods, baked ...