Origin: The organic Palm Fruit Oil we are using comes from an area near Santa Marta in Colombia where its production supports an indigenous population. The crop helps to preserve and protect the area it comes from.

Organics: Palm Fruit Oil is produced from a fruit and is ideal for organic production. Palm trees are very hearty (unlike banana palms) and not readily affected by disease or pests. They tend to be self sustaining so there is no reason to subject them to chemical treatments and synthetic fertilizers. Palm fruit oil is extracted by simply squeezing the fruit. The organic Palm Fruit Oil is third party certified organic, as are all of our products and production facilities.

Palm Fruit Oil: Palm Fruit Oil consists of two basic fractions - palm olein, which is liquid at room temperature, and palm stearin, which is solid at room temperature. Palm Oil possesses a wide melting point, so increasing or reducing temperature can separate these two fractions. The palm olein can be "whipped" back into the stearin and can be used just like butter or margarine in baking or frying or any other use. Since it has no moisture (butter or margarine have 20% water content), we can use less of it.

Palm Fruit Oil vs. Palm Kernel: The Palm Fruit Oil we are using is not Palm Kernel Oil. Palm kernel oil is extracted from the nut and is generally solvent extracted. Palm fruit oil is extracted only from the fruit. It is refined using a heat and vacuum process to reduce humidity, acidity and rancidity, and filtered & deodorized.

Comparisons to Other Tropical Oils: Palm Kernel oil is 83% saturated fat; Coconut Oil is 92% saturated; Palm Fruit Oil is only 51% saturated fat and contains no cholesterol.

Butter: Butter is 54% saturated and contains high levels of cholesterol.

Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil: Although Palm Fruit Oil has more saturated fat than partially hydrogenated oil, it contains no trans-fatty acids.

Europe: Europeans use palm fruit oil, particularly organic Palm Fruit Oil in a variety of baked goods, candies, chips and other snacks. It is extremely high in tocopherols and tocotrienols. The best know tocopherol is Vitamin E.