What Ingredients Does Palm Oil Contain? How Should We Avoid It When We Buy Things?

Palm oil is the most used oil in the world. It has been 40 years since palm oil production broke out, and palm oil has spread all around us.


The following is a chemical composition table of palm oil.

IDENTITY CHARACTERISTICS FOR CRUDE PALM OIL

Item No.

Identity Characteristics

Observed min. to max.

(i)

Apparent density, g mlr'1 at 50"C

0.8889 to 0.8896

(ii)

Refractive index np; 50"C

1. 4521 to 1.4541

(iii)

Saponification value, mg KOHg oil

194 to 205

(iv)

Unsaponifiable matter, % by weight

0.19 to 0.44

(v)

Fatty acid composition, (wt% as methyl esters)

C12:0

0.0 to 0.5

C14:0

0.9 to 1.5

C16:0

39.2 to 45.8

C16:1

0.0 to 0.4

C18:0

3.7 to 5.4

C18:1

37.4 to 44.1

C18:2

8.7 to 12.5

C18:3

0.0 to 0.6

C20:0

0.0 to 0.5

(vi)

lodine value (Wijs)

50.4 to 53.7

(vii)

Slip melting point (℃)

33.8 to 39.2

(viii)

Total carotenoids as (ß-carotene), mg kg

474 to 689

Note: The identity characteristics af processed palm oil do not differ significantly from those of crude palm oil, with theexceptions of carotenolds which are destroyed đuring refining.

Source: MS814:2007


Palm oil is widely used in (1) food; (2) Non-food consumer products; (3) Biomass and biofuels; (4) In wound care.


The high application rate of palm oil has caused us to be full of things made with palm oil. According to statistics, palm oil accounts for about 50% of all packaged goods, from biscuits, peanut butter and breakfast cereals to cleaning products, laundry detergent, lipstick and shower gel.


However, one thing to note is that in order to protect the environment, we have to use as little as possible what contains palm oil. The following are other names for the derived components of palm oil:

  • PKO – Palm Kernel Oil
  • PKO fractionations: Palm Kernel Stearin (PKs); Palm Kernel Olein (PKOo)
  • PHPKO – Partially hydrogenated Palm Oil
  • FP(K)O – Fractionated Palm Oil
  • OPKO – Organic Palm Kernel Oil
  • Palmitate – Vitamin A or Asorbyl Palmitate Palmate
  • Sodium Laureth Sulphate (Can also be from coconut)
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (can also be from ricinus oil)
  • Sodium dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
  • Elaeis Guineensis
  • Glyceryl Stearate
  • Stearic Acid
  • Chemicals which contain palm oil
  • Steareth -2
  • Steareth -20
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
  • Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (coconut and/or palm)
  • Hydrated palm glycerides
  • Sodium isostearoyl lactylaye (derived from vegetable stearic acid)
  • Cetyl palmitate and octyl palmitate

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