palm oil Flashcards
1
Q
what is palm oil in
A
cadburys chocolate, fish fingers
2
Q
what does the high melting of palm oil do
A
make food smooth and creamy
3
Q
what has increased the demand
A
processed food
4
Q
what about in the UK
A
we consume 320,000 tonnes annually
5
Q
what does palm oil need
A
- high temperatures
- constant high humidity
- a lot of land to grow
6
Q
where is the worlds most palm oil produced
A
90% produced in Malaysia and Indonesia
7
Q
what about Indonesia
A
13 million hectres of rainforests have been transformed into oil palm plantations
8
Q
what social affects did it have
A
forced locals off the land, sometimes violecntly
9
Q
what do the chemicals used do
A
pollutes water and soil, making other forms of agriculture impossible
