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Palm oil

Palm oil, made from the fruit of the oil palm tree, is one of the most widely used vegetable oils in the world. Taken together, palm oil and soybean oil account for about half of all vegetable oils produced throughout the world. Palm oil is used in making a variety of products, including ice cream, cooking oil, margarine, shortening, and soap.

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