Palm oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil. Natural palm oil is red, but the red part is usually removed before the oil is used. It is made from the fruit of the African Oil Palm tree. Some comes from the American Oil Palm. Palm oil is used in many different products, like ice cream, toothpaste, chocolate, and candy. Most palm oil is made in West Africa and Southeast Asia on plantations.[1][2]palm oil is a leading cause to deforestation, as trees in tropical rainforests have to be chopped down to plant the palm trees to make the famous oil.
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- ↑ Iskandar, Muhammad Johan; Baharum, Azizah; Anuar, Farah Hannan; Othaman, Rizafizah (2018-02-01). "Palm oil industry in South East Asia and the effluent treatment technology—A review". Environmental Technology & Innovation. 9: 169–185. doi:10.1016/j.eti.2017.11.003. ISSN 2352-1864.
- ↑ "Grow but cherish your environment". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
