lec 28

Question 1

where is palm oil natively used?

Answer 1

africa, for food purposes

Question 2

there are two types of palm oil. what are they? which is consumed more?

Answer 2

palm oil: from the mesocarp, used in food products and oleochemicals

palm kernel oil: used in nonfood items (ex detergent)

palm oil is mostly consumed as cooking and frying oil

Question 3

where is most of the world’s palm oil produced?

Answer 3

south asia - 85%

Question 4

what is a bad side of palm oil production?

Answer 4

leads to a lot of deforestation, which reduces species diversity and puts a strain on greenhouse gas reduction

Question 5

what are date palms used for?

Answer 5

fruits are high in sugar, and also has a lot of religious significance

Question 6

where is coconut palms native to?

Answer 6

native to tropical islands in the western pacific

typically only grown in tropical coastal regions bw 25 degrees north and south latitude (north australia, indonesia, pacific islands, florida, and the carribean)

Question 7

how high do coconut palms grow?

Answer 7

25 meteres, enough to be above high tide

Question 8

what are the shapes of coconut fruit? do they sink or float?

Answer 8

ovoid or ellipsoid, not round

fruits are buoyant and distrubte naturally via ocean currents

Question 9

coconut . what is it.wtf am i eating bro im serious what the fuck did you put in my drink

Answer 9

coconut water is a nutritious liquid that’s actually the endosperm for the fruit

coconut flesh is fatty, which is where we extract the oil from

coconut water + flesh = coconut milk

Question 10

what are the various uses of coconuts?

Answer 10

• nutritious liquid
• oil from copra, which is the dried and ground flesh
• coir, made from the husk, used as a waterproof, fibrous material

Question 11

when u harvest the coconut, what must u immediately do?

Answer 11

gouge out the meat and cure it in the sun, or it will spoil rapidly

Question 12

where is the areca nut native to?

Answer 12

believed to have come from the phillipines, but its all over south asia and polynesia

Question 13

what is important about the areca palm seed?

Answer 13

contains alkaloids arecaidine and arecoline which are intoxicating and slightly addictive

causes cancer in the long run

Question 14

what is betel nut chewing?

Answer 14

a practice where areca nuts are chewed w skaled lime and betel leaves for stimulant + narcotic effects

Question 15

what did we study that contributes to a “neglected global public health emergency”

Answer 15

areca palm seed

Question 16

areca palm kinda looks nice no?

Answer 16

yes! used as interior landscaping!