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palm oils

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004697

Oils pressed from the pulp of the fruit of various palms (Arecaceae). The African palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a common source for palm oil. Palm oils are high in saturated fat and carotene, and used in foods, soaps, cosmetics, candles. Compare with palm kernel oil.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004697
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymspalmolein
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoplant fats and oils; oil palm products; palm oil mills; palm kernel oil; cooking fats and oils
TranslationsSpanish: aceite de palma
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004697",
  "term": "palm oils",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Oils pressed from the pulp of the fruit of various palms (Arecaceae). The African palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a common source for palm oil. Palm oils are high in saturated fat and carotene, and used in foods, soaps, cosmetics, candles. Compare with palm kernel oil.",
  "synonyms": [
    "palmolein"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "plant fats and oils",
    "oil palm products",
    "palm oil mills",
    "palm kernel oil",
    "cooking fats and oils"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "aceite de palma"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/palm-oils/"
}

Record 4,697 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.