palm oil
noun
: an edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases
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According to the country’s palm oil association, domestic production in the first eight months of 2024 saw an almost 5% drop from the same period last year.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
One example is replacing cocoa butter in chocolate with palm oil, a significantly cheaper option.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil, and beef are driving deforestation and said to be responsible for 14% of forest loss every year.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Human demand for bush meat, land, and palm oil is driving every species of African and Asian great ape into oblivion.
—Steven M. Wise, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2016
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
One example is replacing cocoa butter in chocolate with palm oil, a significantly cheaper option.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil, and beef are driving deforestation and said to be responsible for 14% of forest loss every year.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Human demand for bush meat, land, and palm oil is driving every species of African and Asian great ape into oblivion.
—Steven M. Wise, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2016
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“Palm oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20oil. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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