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Palm oil

A vegetable oil extracted from oil-palm fruit, used for frying, baking, and processed foods.

Palm oil — illustrative ingredient image

About Palm oil

Palm oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fleshy fruit of oil palms. It is used for frying, sautéing, baking, confectionery, spreads, and manufactured foods, where its stability and texture can be useful. It is different from palm-kernel oil, which comes from the seed inside the fruit.

Refined palm oil is usually mild in flavour and pale yellow. Less-refined oil retains more of the fruit’s colour and aroma, often with a deeper orange-red appearance. Fractionated forms can be softer, harder, or more fluid than standard palm oil because their fats melt over different temperature ranges.

It is sold as a clear liquid, cloudy liquid, or semi-solid fat, depending on refinement, fractionation, and temperature. Products may be refined, bleached, deodorized, fractionated, or left less refined. These treatments affect colour, aroma, firmness, melting behaviour, and performance in frying, baking, spreads, and other foods.

Ingredient type
oil

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Local names for palm oil

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English

Palm oil

English

modified palm oil

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English

Palm oil refined

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English

Palm oil/fat

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Palm oil nutrition & diet

Palm oil nutritional value

Oil, palm

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
884kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
100.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference matching palm oil from oil-palm fruit, distinguishing crude, refined, red, fractionated, hydrogenated, or blended products. The practical portion is the amount actually used or retained after frying or baking; absorption and recipe ingredients vary with cooking method and the finished food.

Compare the right form: Match oil-palm fruit oil in the exact grade and processing state, including crude, refined, red, fractionated, blended, or hydrogenated form.

Diet considerations

Palm oil is plant-derived, but processing and blending should be checked for the particular product. It may be used in foods containing dairy, meat, fish, or other animal ingredients. Baked or fried products can also contain cereal flours, coatings, sweeteners, and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Oil, palm ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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