As the oils produced from the microalgae are edible and have superior properties to those found in palm oil, the newly discovered method would serve as a healthier and greener alternative to palm oil, according to the research study published in Journal of Applied Phycology.
Compared to palm oil, the oil derived from the microalgae contains more polyunsaturated fatty acids, which can help reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol levels in blood and lower a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke, the study states.
Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, found in many packaged products sold in the supermarket. While palm oil is the most efficient source of vegetable oil, its rapid expansion threatens some of the planet’s most important and sensitive habitats. The algae oil innovation could present a possible alternative that can stop the damage.
Besides serving as a greener alternative to cultivating palm trees for plant-based oils or fat, the NTU-developed technique also has the potential to help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions as well as food waste.
When I first heard this news last week I thought that it was a mistaken press release. It’s inconceivable that Djakarta would give up their primary export and source of foreign exchange. But it may not be as dire as portrayed. The export ban apparently does not apply to crude palm oil but only to processed. And CNBC analysts believe that the ban will be short lived.
And the midwest is anxiously watching the futures on both corn and soybeans as spring planting takes place.
Of course, this also encourages Brazil to burn more of Amazonia to covert to soy.
#palm oil seems to be in all commercially produced breads. This leaves me with 3 choices, make my own bread, give up bread or compromise with sustainable palm oil bread. For now, I have bought some sustainable Palm oil bread, I need to work out if making my daily bread can possibly fit into my daily routine. I’m finding the only way to really do this is shopping more and eating fresh ingredients. I was looking at ice cream for the family because it’s a sunny day and that was full of Palm oil too!! When did this happen? I’m sure it’s possible to make all these things without Palm oil, I’m not sure I can face making my own ice cream too though, I think it has to be iced lollies all round this summer…
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Babies and toddlers of female palm oil workers nap in a makeshift daycare centre in Sumatra, Indonesia, as their parents work. Most mothers who work on palm oil plantations do not have access to childcare, forcing them to take their young children with them into the fields Credit: AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
