by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Sustainability
The Malaysian palm oil industry is making tremendous progress toward 100% palm oil sustainability. This is helping people, planet as well as wildlife living in and near oil palm plantations. There are challenges however. Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) CEO Datuk Dr....
by admin | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The trouble with the maligned crop isn’t its popularity, but where it’s planted. By Joe Fassler, SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, MARCH 2016 The $40 billion palm oil industry is notorious for wiping out rainforests, displacing indigenous peoples, spewing carbon into the...
by admin | Jun 5, 2020 | Online Articles, Sustainability
admin: Is palm oil good or bad? The authors of this article take a look at issues surrounding palm oil and encourage personal care industry to source certified sustainable palm oil. The reputation of palm oil is pretty bad. Although only a small part of global...
by admin | Jun 5, 2020 | Online Articles
Palm oil offers a unique, heart-healthy 50-50 blend of saturated and unsaturated fat. Plus, it’s loaded with nutrients, such as vitamin E tocotrienols. These antioxidants are up to 60 times more potent than tocopherols, the more common vitamin E form. This post was...
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Carotenoids, Online Articles
Beta carotene is a fat-soluble compound that provides approximately 50 percent of the vitamin A needed in the typical American diet. This powerful antioxidant has numerous health benefits and may slow the progression of cataracts, protect the skin against sunburn and...
