Palm oil - parmuyu (English spelling) palm oil

Japanese: パーム油 - ぱーむゆ(英語表記)palm oil
Palm oil - parmuyu (English spelling) palm oil

A fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of the oil palm, a member of the palm family. The oil is extracted by pressing. Malaysia is the main producer of palm. Its melting point is 27-50°C. Its iodine value is 45-60. Its main fatty acids are palmitic acid and oleic acid, with 40-50% solid fatty acids and 50-60% liquid fatty acids. The fatty acids in palm oil are different from those in palm kernel oil and coconut oil. It is used in margarine, shortening, edible fats, soap, etc.

[Kazuo Fukuzumi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

シュロ科のオイルパームの実の果肉から得られる脂肪。圧搾法により採油される。パームの主要生産国はマレーシアである。融点は27~50℃。ヨウ素価45~60。主要成分脂肪酸はパルミチン酸、オレイン酸で、固体脂肪酸40~50%、液体脂肪酸50~60%を含む。パーム油の成分脂肪酸は、パーム核油、やし油のそれと異なっている。マーガリン、ショートニング、食用脂、せっけんなどに用いられる。

[福住一雄]

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