palm kernel oil refineries in port qasim in malawi

   
palm kernel oil refineries in port qasim in malawi
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm kernel oil refineries in port qasim in malawi
What is palm kernel oil?

Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm tree Elaeis guineensis. It is related to two other edible oils: palm oil, extracted from the fruit pulp of the oil palm, and coconut oil, extracted from the kernel of the coconut.

Where does palm oil come from?

The fruit of the palm tree Elaeis guineensis is the source of two distinctively different oil types. Palm oil is obtained from the mesocarp of the palm fruit; the outer pulp contains kernels that are the source of palm kernel oil.

What is the difference between crude palm and palm kernel oil?

The quality of fully refined palm and palm kernel oils is completely inseparable from the quality of the crude oils. As said before, the high acidity of crude palm and palm kernel oils places physical refining as the first option.

How is palm oil reprocessed?

The first step of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil physical refining is the degumming, which consists of the removal of the phosphatides. When this content is low, as is the case for these oils, the dry degumming is the common way.