Palm oil

Palm oil (CAS 8002-75-3), also traded as dendê oil, is a semi-solid vegetable fat derived from the fruit of the oil palm.

Where is Palm oil used?

• Food manufacturing: frying medium, shortening base, and margarine component due to oxidative stability at high temperatures
• Personal care: skin-conditioning base in soaps, lotions, and creams
• Home care and industrial cleaning: surfactant precursor
• Saponified palm oil is a primary feedstock for soap noodles and fatty acid derivatives.
• Rubber and tire compounding: processing softener to improve compound flow and reduce mixing viscosity

Good to know: RBD (refined, bleached, deodorized) is the dominant commercial grade. Crude palm oil (CPO) is for industrial processing; olein and stearin are the primary fractions.

Commercial specifications

• Semi-solid fat
• Bulk liquid, drums, and flexi-tanks