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Palm Oil Healt Benefit

Posted by Flora Sawita Labels: Diet Food, Food, Food Chemistry, oil palm tree, palm oil

The nutrition-packed vegetable oil
A member of the vegetable oil family, palm fruit oil is cholesterol free and it supplies our bodies with some basic daily energy needs.

Why palm oil is better for health.
Palm fruit oil, naturally semi-solid at room temperature, does not require hydrogenation. It is a good replacement for partially hydrogenated oils for many reasons.

Palm fruit oil is trans fat free.
Palm fruit oil provides the same "hard or solid" fat that is required for pastries, cookies, crackers and other items that require long shelf stability and a particular mouth feel or texture.
Palm fruit oil is odorless and tasteless, perfect for consumers and manufacturers alike looking for a healthy oil for cooking and baking needs.
Palm fruit oil is rich in antioxidants.
Animal studies have found that tocotrienols may have the abilty to reverse blockage of the carotid artery and platelet aggregration thereby reducing the risk of stroke, arteriosclerosis and other heart disease problems.
Animal studies have found that tocotrienols may exhibit activity against tumor promotion.
Cellular and animal studies have found that tocotrienols may inhibit certain types of cancer.
Palm fruit oil increases 'good' HDL, compared to other saturated oils, suach as coconut oil.to promote a healthy cardiovascular health.

A misperception from the past?
There's a good chance you've heard palm oil erroneously referred to and grouped together with palm kernel oil and coconut oil as a "tropical oil," a contributor to high cholesterol levels, or even as a trans-fat. Palm fruit oil is different and contains much less saturated fat than coconut and palm kernel oil.

Palm oil products are trans-fat free.
Palm fruit oil contains a variety of fats, vitamins and nutrients, but NO trans-fatty acids. Trans-fatty acids are found pre-dominantly in hydrogenated oils. Several recent studies have implicated trans-fatty acids in increasing the risk of cancer, interfering with fat metabolism, enhancing fatty deposits in the arteries, and reducing the body's ability to rid itself of carcinogens, drugs and other toxins.

Palm fruit oil is made up of a mixture of fatty acids and contains valuable vitamins and nutrition that our bodies need. Human studies have shown that a palm oil-enriched diet does not raise the level of LDL or total cholesterol, and may even lead to lower plasma levels of LDL, the plasma cholesterol most commonly linked to heart disease. The majority of palm oil's use in foods - in the baking of cookies and crackers, for example- is in a non-hydrogenated form.

Palm oil. A source of goodness!
Palm fruit oil is one of the most nutrition filled vegetable oils on the market. Find out more by clicking on any of the following links.

Palm Tocotrienols
Red Palm Oil
Nutritional Aspects of Fat
Palm Myths

Since the early 1990's, there has been a phenomenal increase in the scientific literature published in relation to the health effects of palm oil. Several international conferences devoted solely to palm oil research have published their research findings as part of special supplemental issues of internationally reputable, peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Am. J. Clin. Nutr. (1991) Volume 53	Food Nutr. Bull. (1994) Volume 15
J. Nutr. Biochem. (1995) Volume 6	Asia Pac. J. Clin. Nutr. (1997) Volume 6
Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr. (2000) Volume 51	Asia Pac. J. Clin. Nutr. (2002) Volume 11

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Green concerns or trade barriers?

Posted by Flora Sawita Labels: Boon Weng Siew, Mamat Salleh, MEOA, MPOA, NGOs, oil palm tree, palm oil, trade barriers

Malaysia's palm oil shipment to Rotterdam Port, the gateway to Europe has fallen by an average of 12 per cent every year since 2006's peak of 1.7 million tonnes.

This year, it is poised to shed another 30 per cent to 900,000 tonnes.

At the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference last month, environment activist Wetlands International called for an address of "the alarming emissions from forest and peat swamp areas' conversion into oil palm plantations".

The Netherlands-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) alleged that "the continuous emissions caused by drainage of carbon rich tropical peatsoil in Indonesia and Malaysia are enormous." At the end of the meeting, Wetlands lamented that its attempts to insert a Greenhouse Gas Emission criterion had been frustrated by members representing Indonesian and Malaysian oil palm planters.

In an interview with Business Times, Malaysian Palm Oil Association chief executive Datuk Mamat Salleh shed light on the ulterior motive and double standards deployed by the NGOs to the detriment of the global palm oil industry.

Under RSPO, palm oil has to be sustainably-produced. On the other hand, other vegetable oils like canola and soyaoil only need to be responsibly-produced. "Did you know that the term 'responsibly-produced' allows for genetically modified oilseeds?" Mamat questioned.

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth (FOE), and Wetlands International claim oil palm cultivation cause tropical deforestation. But these NGOs are silent on soyabean, rapeseed and sunflower farming causing deforestation in temperate countries.

"How come these NGOs do not lobby for reforestation in Europe and the US? At the very least they should campaign for 10 per cent of the 100 million hectares planted with soyabean, rapeseed and sunflower to be with replanted with trees to absorb carbon dioxide from the polluted air there.

"How come these NGOs do not tell their own governments to replant forest and restore the habitats for racoons, beavers, frogs, wild foxes, deers and bears?" Mamat posed more questions.

The United Nations Copenhagen Climate Summit, scheduled to run from December 7 to 18, will see 192 countries meet to set targets on carbon emissions. As the summit draws near, Greenpeace and its affiliates have become more vociferous for a moratorium on the forest and peatland in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Without providing scientific evidence that can be verified, these pressure groups claim oil palm planting on peatland pollutes the air to the extent that this agriculture activity makes Indonesia the world's third biggest polluter, after the US and China.

Surprisingly, there is no such call by these NGOs for a moratorium on cars, ships, airplanes, oil exploration, coal mining and petrochemical processing industries, which all emit more carbon dioxide to the air than agriculture. "Isn't it ironic that the carbon emission of 3.5 tonnes from one tonne of depleting fossil fuel is tolerated while biofuels, which have the advantage of being renewable, are abhorred even though they are proven to be 35 to 65 per cent less polluting than fossil fuels?" Mamat asked.

Human settlement, forest clearing, industrial revolution in developed countries have long emitted the large portion of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere now.

"These Europe-based NGOs just close two eyes to unsustainable farming in their home countries. When we questioned their silence, they concede with their own governments' view that it was their grandfathers' right to clear-cut forest for industrialisation.

"But what about our grandchildren's rights to progress and prosperity?" Mamat asked.

On the one hand, Malaysia and Indonesia face threats from Greenpeace, FOE and Wetlands activists who are skilful at propaganda to impose moratorium on tropical forest and peatland.On the other hand, global vegetable oils trade thrives best when markets open up for free competition and more respect is accorded to representative governance.

When placed together - it doesn't take a PhD in economics or political science to conclude that the true motive of these NGOs is to put up trade barriers against tropical nations' palm oil to benefit rapeseed and sunflower farmers who are heavily subsidised by the EU government.

In a separate interview, Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) president Boon Weng Siew explained how Malaysia's small and mid-sized oil palm estates are already practising sustainable oil palm planting by virtue of compliance with the country's environmental and labour laws.

Established in 1931, MEOA represent 153 small and medium-sized estates of more than 40 hectares. All oil palm planters, whether smallholders or estate owners, comply to the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Order 1987.

"We prepare and submit EIA reports for agriculture land development covering an area of 500 hectares or more. Open burning of plant residue is prohibited," he said. Apart from eco-friendly laws, oil palm planters observe the Employment Act, the Industrial Relations Act and the Minimum Standard of Housing and Amenities Act.

Estate owners are not required, by law, to provide accommodation, schools, clinics and places of worship but many of MEOA members do so as part of their corporate social responsibilities. "However, when accommodation for workers is provided, the site and buildings must comply with the Minimum Standard of Housing and Amenities Act 1990. The clinic also has to comply with the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998," Boon said.

To date, Malaysia's oil palm plantations span across 4.5 million hectares. To a question on Greenpeace and FOE's claim that monoculture oil palms are unable to support wildlife diversity, making the estates sterile, Boon replied, "That is not true. Shrubs, ferns, fungi and herbs, monkeys, birds, wild fowls, squirrels, rats and snakes flourish in oil palm plantations."

Plants, mammals, insects, reptiles and birds have adapted to the oil palm ecosystem. "Oil palm estates are the green lungs that generate oxygen which the developed part of the country breathes, fulfilling many of the rainforest functions," he said.

Boon also said planters today do not just plant, harvest and sell. "Oil palm planters are now more aware of the whole supply chain from the point of applying fertiliser to milling. We are also familiar with traceability, food safety, environmental and social responsibilities," he said.

"Malaysia's palm oil production is already sustainable by virtue of compliance with national environmental and labour laws," Boon added.

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To know oil palm trees is to love palm oil

Posted by Flora Sawita Labels: coconut oil, oil palm tree, palm kernel oil, palm oil

Did you know that 1 in 8 working Malaysians is dependent or is in a job that deals with the palm oil industry?

Many assume that the palm oil industry is just confined to farmers. But it is more than that. Bankers, insurance companies, freight forwarders, cargo surveyors, scientists are also part of the sprawling palm oil supply chain.

Malaysia is lucky to have oil above and below the ground. By 2020, Malaysia can expect more foreign revenue from palm oil produced by oil palm trees, instead of petroleum extracted from the depths of the ocean surrounding our shores.

As you can see, Bank Negara has given due recognition to the oil palm industry.

If you compare the new RM50 note with the old, you will see the central bank has replaced the picture of an oil rig with that of an oil palm tree.

Today, Malaysia's sprawling palm oil industry is employing more talents. The industry entails production of margarine, cooking oil, oleochemicals, transport and storage of palm oil at the ports, palm oil futures trading at brokerages, design and build of refineries and biodiesel plants, animal feed, vitamin E extraction and even the development of nutrient-enriched moisturisers and toothpaste.

While palm oil is the world's most consumed vegetable oil, it is not yet truly appreciated and recognised for its nutritional and medical benefits. A quick search on the internet show that the bulk of literature on vegetable oils favours softoils like olive, soybean, rapeseed and sunflower over tropical oils.

Many think that since palm oil is the cheapest vegetable oil, it is not that nutritious. This is not true. The fact is --- palm oil contain tocotrienols or super vitamin E that has cholesterol lowering properties while softoils do not.

Even in Malaysia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, the average consumer sees palm cooking oil as laden with saturated fats (and therefore unhealthy). Indeed, public awareness among Malaysians on the difference between palm oil and kernel oil is still lacking.

Let's start from the begining. Unlike other vegetable oils, you can extract two types of oils from palm fruits.

The oil from palm fruit is widely used as a cooking oil, as an ingredient in margarine, and is a component of many processed foods.On the other hand, palm kernel oil is an important component of many soaps, washing powders and personal care products.

Palm oil is naturally reddish because it contains a high amount of carotenes. Palm oil carotenoids have comparative alpha-carotene and beta-carotene distribution as carrots. Red palm oil has 15 times the amounts of carotenes in carrots and 300 times more than in tomatoes. Just one tablespoon of red palm oil meets 100% of the adult reference dietary intake.

Palm oil is a unique vegetable oil because it contains a balanced ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids. Often consumers tend to perceive palm oil as similar to coconut oil, which is also high in lauric and myristic acids. This misconception has led many to believe that palm oil is 'unhealthy' for food.

Although, palm oil is grown in the tropical regions, compared to other tropical oils, its saturated fat content is approximately 30% less than coconut oil. Studies have found that, unlike coconut oil, palm oil's impact on serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles compares favourably to corn oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, and olive oil.

Since palm oil is relatively higher in saturated fats than corn, soybean and olive oils, it makes a stable cooking oil. Palm oil can withstand very high heat. It does not break down or oxidise easily when used in deepfry cooking.

Like all other vegetable oils, palm oil is cholesterol-free.

To extract palm oil, the fruit of the palm oil tree is collected and pressed, yielding a rich, dark-red oil which is high in carotene. When the oil is exposed to heat through processing and cooking, it rapidly loses the carotene.

However, with the new refining technology, more than 90% of the natural carotenes and vitamin E can be retained.

That is why regular palm cooking oil (like Seri Murni, Neptune, Red Eagle, Knife, Cap Buruh, Serimas, Saji and others) is still dark orange.

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