Palm oil, a staple in West African vegan cuisine, comes from the fruit of oil palms. It's not only a nutrient-dense ...

It's not just about the kick, though. Chilies add a unique flavor that's quintessentially Central African. Beyond the ...

There are two oil palm trees that produce palm oil, the African oil palm (from West Africa), and the American oil palm native ...

An curved arrow pointing right. While palm oil is known for being cheap and controversial, red palm oil is artisanally made and much more expensive. The vibrantly colored oil is made from palm ...

Throughout the 1800s, British traders imported African palm oil, using it for a growing number of products, from soap to margarine to candles. Once scientists discovered how to isolate glycerin ...

Palm oil is reaped from West African oil palm seeds and is popular as an ingredient for its unique properties. However, the massive scale deforestation that is required to produce palm oil is ...

Now a team led by researchers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has sequenced the genome of the African oil palm and has identified a gene responsible for volume of oil production, called SHELL ...

Published this month in the journal Science, the study says the extensive conversion of Southeast Asian natural forests into plantations of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has led to ...