Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Oil Difference

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Palm oil is squeezed from palm fruit of palm, the oil that press from fruit is called palm oil, while palm kernel oil is extruded from palm kernel, the content of them is different. Palm oil mainly contain hexadecanoic acid (C 16) and oleic acid (C 18) two of the most common fatty acids, and palm oil saturation level is approximately 50%, while palm kernel oil prime contains laurel acid, and the degree of saturation is up above 80%. While tradition palm oil only refers to crude palm oil (extrude from palm flesh) and refined palm oil, which does not contain palm kernel oil. 

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