How is palm oil made ?

Palm oil production becomes popular in Africa, Asia in recent years. How is palm oil made ? This article will lead you into palm oil factory and show you how is palm oil made in details.

How is palm oil made ? First step

First step should be palm fruit harvested from plantation as fresh fruit bunches. FFB(fresh fruit bunches)should be sent to workshop in 24 hours after harvesting. That's why palm oil factory is always built in or near to plantation.

How is palm oil made ? Second step

Second step is to boil FFB to unactive fatty acid enzyme, in which boiler/sterilizer is needed here.

How is palm oil made ? Third step

Third step is to remove palm fruit from bunches, in which thresher is needed here.
Following is to press palm fruit and extract palm oil from fruit, in which screw palm oil press is always used.

How is palm oil made ? Forth step

Finally, crude palm oil need a easy cleanning to clear crude palm oil. And this is where crude palm oil comes.

How is palm oil made ? Extra step

In some countries, crude palm oil can meet their demand, while other advanced countries need more pure palm oil to meet their consumption. That is why palm oil refinery is also essential to palm oil production.

How is palm oil made ? Finally

Palm oil consists of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, which can be easily seperated for different uses and brings more incomes. Fractionation of palm oil is also an important step to get more benefits from palm oil production.