- Locality: Vaikom
- Subcategories: Flour Mills
Vaikom, Kottayam
PALM OIL OR PALMOLEIN is the oil produced from the red oil palm tree(Elaeis Guineensis). Palm Oil is... extracted from the pulpy portion (mesocarp) of the fruit of Oil Palm. The Crude Palm Oil is deep orange red in colour and is semi solid at a temperature of 20 degree centigrade. Palm Oil contains an equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid containing about 1-40% oleic acid, 10% linoleic acid. 44% palmitic acid and 5% stearic acid. The unprocessed palm oil is used for cooking in various countries. Palm Oil is a very rich source of Beta Carotene, an important source of Vitamin A a