Difference between revisions of "Elaeis guineensis"
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| − | Keenan has eaten palm oil (including the less-refined red palm oil), but not whole oilpalm fruits. | + | Keenan has eaten palm oil (including the less-refined red palm oil), but not whole oilpalm fruits. |
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| + | One should be careful of the source of the palm oil. Currently rain forests around the globe are being destroyed to plant oil palm. It's popularity exploded after trans fats were determined to be detrimental to one's health. It is now found in many cheap snack foods. There is an environmental movement to persuade large snack food companies to stop consuming this conflict palm. Sourcing organic, rain forest alliance certified palm oil is one way to decrease your eco-footprint if you choose to eat this plant. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 7 January 2018
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| African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) | |
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| Species: | E. guineensis
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Keenan has eaten palm oil (including the less-refined red palm oil), but not whole oilpalm fruits.
One should be careful of the source of the palm oil. Currently rain forests around the globe are being destroyed to plant oil palm. It's popularity exploded after trans fats were determined to be detrimental to one's health. It is now found in many cheap snack foods. There is an environmental movement to persuade large snack food companies to stop consuming this conflict palm. Sourcing organic, rain forest alliance certified palm oil is one way to decrease your eco-footprint if you choose to eat this plant.
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Acknowledgements
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