Module 9-oil seed species (palm oil) Flashcards
what is the fasted growing oilseed crop in the world
Palm oil is the fastest growing oilseed crop in the world
how has the global production of palm oil grown
Global production of palm oil quadrupled between 1995 and 2015 and is expected to quadruple again by 2050
in recent years how much palm oil has been produced
In 2015, 63 million tonnes of palm oil were produced, in 2020, 75 million tonnes were produced as new plantations were developed and existing plantations expanded
what is and increase in palm oil production met with
Increases in production of palm oil are often met with opposition as palm oil plantation development moves into the tropical forest resulting in extensive deforestation
what is palm oil used for
Palm oil is used in food products, in home and personal care products, and in biofuel production.
how much palm oil produced is used in food production
More than two-thirds of the palm oil produced in the world is used in food products
why is palm oil good for health and production
Edicts in developed countries designed to remove trans fats from foods spurred the use of palm oil which proved to be an ideal substitution, using healthy fats that provided the same characteristics as trans fats
what has palm oil replaced in cosmetics
Palm oil has also replaced animal-based fats, particularly tallow, in cosmetics
how many percent of cosmetics contain palm oil
in cosmetics; seventy percent of personal care products currently contain palm oil
in the european union what has palm oil increased in use for
In 2009, the European Union adopted the Renewable Energy Directive; between 2009 and 2019, there has been a fivefold increase in the use of palm oil as a raw material for the production of biofuels
why has the use of palm oils in biodiesel been controversial
The use of palm oil in biodiesel production has been increasing but its use is controversial because of sustainability issues and the expansion of palm plantations into eco-sensitive areas.
what does palm oil have a big production advantage
The oil palm has a production advantage over other oilseeds, yielding five times more oil than canola, six times more oil than sunflowers and eight times more oil than soybeans per cultivated unit area of land
what does the higher productivity of palm oil mean for land
The higher productivity of palm oil means that while palm production encompasses less than seven percent of the land used for oilseed production, it produces almost forty percent of global plant-based oil
what kind of fats are found in palm oil? what else is found?
Palm oil is rich in palmitic acid (C16:0) and has a balanced content of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
what is palm oil at room temperature
At room temperature, palm oil is a mixture of solid fat and liquid oil and is often fractionated into stearine and olein fractions
