Is Oil and Cake good for you?
Palm kernel oil and Palm kernel cake, made from the fruit of the oil and cake tree (Elaeis guineensis), is one of the most widely produced edible fats in the world. The oil yields two types of oil: One is extracted from the flesh of the fruit (palm oil), and the other from the seed, or kernel (palm kernel oil). Palm oil is consumed in many countries in vegetable oil, shortening, and margarine. In the United States, palm oil accounts for a very small percentage of overall fat consumption.