DESCRIPTION

RSPO Certified Palm Kernel Oil, botanical name being Elaeis guineensis, is one of the most widely distributed vegetable oils globally. After the material is pressed from palm kernels, it goes through a complete refining process to yield a natural creamy texture with a bland aroma and flavor profile, procured largely for food and beverage manufacturing and cosmetic and personal-care applications. Palm Kernel oil has a higher percentage of Lauric Acid content than Palm Fruit Oil and is overall a stiffer material, used in cosmetic formulations that require a harder consistency such as chap stick, lip balms, and deodorants. As a result of the oil’s high level of saturated short-chain fatty acids, palm kernel oil is solid at room temperature and melts similarly as cocoa butter. In the food and culinary industry, palm kernel oil is used to produce margarine, shortening, confectionery fats, and spreads.

This specific variety of palm kernel oil variety carries RSPO Certification, otherwise known as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, guaranteeing the sustainability and traceability of the palm oil production throughout the supply chain. RSPO-MB (Mass Balance) certification is one of four certification levels offered by the RSPO and monitors the trade of sustainably certified and non-sustainably certified palm kernel oil. The Mass Balance certification allows the overall production of both RSPO and non-RSPO certified palm oil to maintain an even balance, hence its Mass Balance designation, with administrative traceability of the input and mixing of RSPO and non-RSPO certified palm oil, but at controlled quantities. Sustainable palm kernel oil provides consumers and manufacturers confidence in their purchasing decisions and use of palm oil with respect to the environment and society.