Health Aspects of Palm Oil

Puspo Edi Giriwono

South-East Asia Food and Agricultural Science and Technology (SEAFAST) Center

Department of Food Science and Technology

IPB University

31 August 2021

Demand for edible vegetable oil

Supplying vegetable oil demand – 225 MT/year

IUCN, 2018

Supplying vegetable oil demand – 225 MT/year

4,500,000 sq.km to grow Soy 2,812,000 sq.km to grow Rapeseed

Supplying vegetable oil demand – 225 MT/year

585,000 sq.km to grow Palm Oil

Unique Fatty Acid Content of Palm Oil

Fatty Acids of Palm Oil

Sundram et al, Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr (2003)

Palm Oil contribution to Health and Nutrition – Pediatric Health

Palm oil is Essential for Infant Formula

Palm oil is essential to create lipid profile in infant formula resembling human milk. Ask all the established formula manufacturers how Palm Oil greatly contributes.

Palm Oil contribution to Health and Nutrition – Addressing Vitamin A Deficiency

Palm Oil Alleviates Vitamin A Deficiency

Sundram et al, Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr (2003)

Nigeria

Palm Oil contribution to Health and Nutrition – Benefits from Vitamin E

Palm Oil Alleviates Vitamin A Deficiency

Sundram et al, Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr (2003)

Gopalan et al, Stroke (2014)

Palm oil tocotrienol prevents brain lesions - neurodegenerations

Goon et al, Clin Nut ESPEN (2017)

Palm oil Vitamin E oxidative stress and DNA damage

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