Explore the versatility of palm oil in cooking, its economic contribution, and how the palm oil industry grows responsibly.
Palm oil can be used for many different types of cooking — not just frying or baking.
Palm-based creamer is an alternative to coconut milk. It has a lower cost and lasts longer than coconut milk.
Palm oil remains stable at cooking temperatures of up to approximately 235°C.
Palm oil is used widely in a range of everyday products.
Chocolate, ice cream and biscuits.
Soap, shampoo and cosmetics.
The palm oil industry provides employment opportunities across many sectors:
Plantation — provides direct employment at oil palm plantations.
Logistics — manages the transport and supply chain of palm oil.
Research and development — explores new innovations in the palm oil industry.
Smallholders are encouraged to participate in sustainability initiatives to improve their livelihoods and production practices.
The palm oil industry also takes steps to protect wildlife and grow sustainably. Drag the corridor strip up from the tray into the plantation to build it, then send the elephant across:
Drag the Wildlife Corridor strip up into the plantation to build it.
Created near some oil palm plantations to enable elephants to travel safely and reduce human-elephant conflict.
Malaysia's palm oil industry prioritises replanting existing plantations and the use of idle land, rather than clearing new forests.
What is palm-based creamer and what are its advantages over coconut milk?
At what temperature does palm oil remain stable during cooking?
Why are wildlife corridors created near some oil palm plantations?
Palm oil is only suitable for frying.
Palm oil can be used for many different types of cooking because of its stability at high temperatures (up to ~235°C).
Palm creamer is a more expensive option that spoils faster than coconut milk.
Palm creamer is cheaper and has a longer shelf life than coconut milk.
Expanding the palm oil industry means more forests must be cleared.
Malaysia's palm oil industry prioritises replanting existing plantations and the use of idle land, not clearing new forests.
1. Palm oil remains stable at cooking temperatures of up to approximately ___________°C.
2. Palm creamer is an alternative to ___________ that is cheaper and lasts longer.
3. ___________ corridors are created to enable elephants to travel safely near oil palm plantations.
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