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  • What are the different types of palm oil?
  • THE PRODUCT The oil palm produces two kinds of oils, palm oil and palm kernel oil. Palm oil contains almost the same fatty acids as other fats and oils. Palm kernel oil is closely akin to coconut oil. Both oils compete with other vegetable oils and with animal and marine oils and fats for edible and industrial uses.
  • Can oil palm be used as fuel for internal combustion engines?
  • Research has revealed that it can also be used as fuel blend for internal combustion engines. Techniques for processing oil palm fruits vary with available technology. Generally, all the small-scale processors use the hydraulic press, and hand spindle press with a few of them using the combined digester screw press.
  • Where is palm oil produced?
  • Palm oil is produced mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The key producers include Indonesia, Malaysia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Zaire. Malaysia is the world's largest producer of palm oil. It accounted for 31.5 percent of world production between 1970 and 1974 but by 1979 its share of world output bad increased to 33.6 percent.
  • How is palm oil extracted?
  • The traditional method of extraction used by the small-scale processors results in low quality palm oil with very high free fatty acid (FFA) content and a large quantity of dirt and water.
  • What are the levels of palm oil exports?
  • Tables IV-Bl and IV-B2 indicate the levels of exports of palm oil by major exporting countries and regions. Palm oil exports grew at an average rate of 13.1% a year. This growth rate is faster than that of any other major fat or oil exported during this period.
  • Is palm oil a competitive product?
  • Although palm oil production and trade are expected to continue to expand, competitionfrom other fats and oils is likely to remain keen. *This is the first of a number of handbooks on specific fats and oils. This Handbook should be read in conjunctionwith the Fats and Oils Hand- book. II. THE PRODUCT