Palm oil, made from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), is not only one of the most widely produced edible fats in the world—found in everything from cookies and crackers to margarines and shortenings—but it’s an ingredient in such products as cosmetics, biodiesel, tobacco, and soaps. This ubiquity can be traced to […] The post Check out our new resource: The Palm Oil Predicament appeared first on Food Empowerment Project.
