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Palm Oil Seminar Series in Dallas on May 9th
Palm Oil Seminar Series (POSS), Global Agri-trade's signature event which is jointly organized with American Palm Oil Council (APOC) & Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will be making its way to Dallas and Toronto in 2014. POSS is a half day seminar for industry professionals to gain knowledge about palm oil, market factors, sustainability, and options for replacing partially hydrogenated oils in the North American market. Please contact Ravin Banta ...
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Visit us at the SCIFT & Natural Products Expo West March 6-9th in California
We will be showcasing our Olera Quality Shortenings & Oils and Copia Coconut Oils at the SCIFT & Natural Products Expo West from March 6th-9th! SCIFT - Southern California IFT Suppliers Night Expo Table 1622 Anaheim Convention Center Marriott, California Thursday March 6th 3:30pm- 8pm Link to SCIFT: http://www.scifts.net/html/supplier_s_night.html
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Palm Oil Seminar Series 2014 – Inaugural Session Success
The American Palm Oil Council, Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Global Agri-trade Corporation successfully launched the inaugural session of the 2014 Palm Oil Seminar Series at the Weston Long Beach in California on January 24. The Palm Oil Seminar Series is designed as a half day event where industry professionals can gather information about palm oil and its use in the North American market. The well attended event began with a opportunity for the attendees ...
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Why Sustainable Palm Oil?
With its great versatility, energy efficiency, high yield, and its price relative to other vegetable oils, Palm Oil has become the world’s most traded vegetable oil. Growing global demand has resulted in expansion of Oil Palm cultivation raising concerns about long term ecological and social effects. Ensuring that palm oil is cultivated in a sustainable way requires that the global markets insist on it and are ready to support it. Sustainably produced palm oil: • Safeguards social ...
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Balanced Nutrition of Palm Oil
Palm oil contains an equal proportion of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids, which are both important to human health. This balanced composition allows for palm oil to be stable at high cooking temperatures without the need for trans-fat creating hydrogenation. Like olive oil, palm oil is particularly high in cholesterol lowering monounsaturated fatty acids and coming from a vegetable source the oil is naturally cholesterol free.
