why is palm oil used in food
Along with coconut oil, palm oil is one of the few highly saturated vegetable fats and is semi-solid at room temperature. Like most plant-based products, palm oil contains very little cholesterol. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil.Its use in the commercial food industry in other parts of the world is widespread because of its lower cost and the high oxidative stability (saturation) of the refined product when used for frying.reviously, palm oil could be listed as vegetable fat or vegetable oil on food labels in the European Union (EU). From December 2014, food packaging in the EU is no longer allowed to use the generic terms vegetable fat or vegetable oil in the ingredients list.