PALM OIL

Scientific name:  Elaeis guineensis

Common name:  palm oil

Family name:  Arecaceae

Origin: West and Southwest Africa

Form:  kernel

 

GOOD FOR ALL SKIN TYPES

Ingredient Features

  • barrier agent

User Benefits

  • protecting

Function in Products

  • thickener

  • base

Method of extraction: Cold Pressed/Unrefined

Our organic extra virgin Palm Fruit Oil is pressed from the ripened fruit of the palm tree Elaeis guineensis. It is a rich source of Vitamin E oil and antioxidants, and is stable against heat and oxidation. Palm Fruit Oil is commonly used in food products as a healthier alternative when compared with other higher saturated oils, and is seldom used in cosmetic and bodycare products to help extend the shelf life.

Our organic extra virgin palm fruit oil is a rich source of vitamin E oil and antioxidants, and is stable against heat and oxidation. Palm fruit oil is commonly used in food products as a healthier alternative when compared with other higher saturated oils. It will melt at about 80-90 degrees and turn to liquid. This particular oil is unrefined and extra virgin. No chemicals or solvents are used during the extraction of our palm fruit oil. It is popularly used in baking, frying, food mixes, coatings, ice cream and many more.

Mountain Rose Herbs will only support palm oil programs which adhere to strict environmental sustainability programs. As is our standard, the harvester and manufacturer of the palm oil we offer adheres to highly detailed sustainable harvesting protocols with oversight from state and third party environmental programs including EcoSocial, and with the assistance of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil.

Typical Analysis
Color- Reddish-Orange
Odor- Characteristic
Free Fatty Acids- 2.37
Peroxide Value- 1.61
Iodine Value- 52.46
Moisture- 0.085%
Melting Point- 80-90 degrees

Fatty Acids
Linoleic- 9.5%
Linolenic- 0.4%
Oleic- 41%
Palmitic- 43%

Nutritional Values (per 100 gram sample)
Energy- 867 kcal
Carbohydrate- 0
Protein- 0
Total Fat- 100 g
Saturates- 47 g
Fiber- 0
Sodium- 0
Cholesterol- 0

Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly called African oil palm or macaw-fat.[2] It is the principal source of palm oil. It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola and the Gambia; the species nameguineensis refers to the name for the area, Guinea, and not the modern country which now bears that name. The species is also now naturalised in Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Sumatra, Central America, the West Indies and several islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The closely related American oil palm Elaeis oleifera and a more distantly related palm, Attalea maripa, are also used to produce palm oil.

Human use of oil palms may date as far back as 5,000 years in West Africa; in the late 1800s, archaeologists discovered palm oil in a tomb at Abydos dating back to 3,000 BCE.[3] It is thought that Arab traders brought the oil palm to Egypt.

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About ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL: Oil obtained from African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis.

Function(s): Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT

Synoym(s): ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) OIL, AFRICAN OIL PALM OIL; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL; OILS, PALM; PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM OIL; PALM OIL; PALM OILS; PALM BUTTER; PALM OIL

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Emollients , Antioxidants , Skin-Identical/Repairing Ingredients

Has emollient and antioxidant properties for skin (Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 1997, volume 22, number 5, pages 761–769). See antioxidant , natural moisturizing factor (NMF)