Description

Palm kernel oil is a white to yellowish oil of vegetable origin which is solid at normal temperatures and is obtained from the milling of palm kernel nuts. It is one of the best oils. Palm kernel cake is gotten as a bye-product. They form a very important part of the feeds of animal.

Palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil mainly used in its unrefined state in the manufacture of soap and other food products.

It assumes the smell of palm kernel and is colorless in its crude form. Bleaching and deodorization can improve the color and the smell. Though such oil is consumed by some people in the low-income group, it is not generally meant for human consumption unless further refined.

Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) is the second most consumed lauric acid group oil and it is derived from the dried kernels of the oil palm. Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) is commercially a major source of lauric acid.

The lauric oils are highly desirable materials in the Oleo Chemical industry world-wide because of the important of the lauric fraction especially in the manufacture of soap and detergents.

Extensive market research has revealed that palm kernel oil (PKO) is an everyday goods used by Industries, where they are mostly used in the production of soap and other food products.

The market for Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) is very large. About 80% of all the edible vegetable oil consumed in Nigeria is made from refined palm kernel oil.

The return on investment on the trading of palm kernel oil is estimated between 10%- 15%.