Palm oil is not good news. Each year, millions of hectares of forest and forest are destroyed to cultivate oil palm, with terrible consequences for the environment. Furthermore, it is a little healthy oil because of its high content of saturated fatty acids.
Despite its bad reputation, the production of this plant is key to the economy of many tropical countries, who this week defended their crop during the International Environment Forum held in Bali.Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil and also the country with the highest rate of deforestation of the planet. In the ranking of nations that emit greenhouse gases, the China ranks third, behind China and USA.
Thus, while some western countries their culture is perceived as one of the causes that contribute to climate change, this tropical plant in Indonesia is considered a "blessing of nature that employs three million people and contributes to the eradication of poverty ", as stated this week in Bali Gatot Irianto, one of the officials of the Ministry of Environment of the country.
Widely consumed in Europe
Its bad reputation contrasts with the high consumption of palm oil in many European countries, including Spain. Because, although you do not have in your pantry, probably consume many products that do contain it. Palm oil is used to make cosmetics (creams, soaps, shampoo, toothpaste) in the food sector (industrial pastries, chocolates, preserves, margarine, etc..) And other products such as candles, paint, detergents or shoe polish.
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