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Palm Kernel It will be daunting to believe that you don’t know about Palm kernel. No doubt, one way or the other, we have come across it either through consumption as food or external usage as cosmetics. Palm kernel is a fruit from the palm tree. We all know that palm kernel and its tree […]

Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) Palm kernel oil (PKO) is the most important feedstock used in the production of detergents and other applications of medium-chain FAs. It is edible plant oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis. It should not be confused with the other two edible oils derived from palm fruits: […]

Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) is a by-product of palm kernel oil extraction is the solid residue following oil extraction of palm kernels and useful to fatten animals either as a single feed with only minerals and vitamins supplementation, or mixed with other feedstuffs such as corn kernels or soy beans. The occurrence of mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, zearalenone, […]

Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) Palm kernel shells (PKS) are the shell fractions left after the nut has been removed after crushing in the Palm Oil mill. Kernel shells are a fibrous material and can be easily handled in bulk directly from the product line to the end-use. Large and small shell fractions are mixed with […]

Palm Fruit Empty Fiber Definition: Oil palm fiber is non-hazardous biodegradable material extracted from oil palm’s empty fruit bunch (EFB) through decortation process. The fibers are clean, non-carcinogenic, free from pesticides and soft parenchyma cells. Description: Palm fibres are versatile and stable and can be processed into various dimensional grades to suit specific applications such […]

Crude Palm Oil Definition: Palm oil is edible oil that is extracted from the pulp of fruit of oil palms. The color of the pulp is red. That’s why crude palm oil is naturally similar to pulp color because of high inactive vitamin A content. It is different from kernel oil or coconut oil. Commonly […]