palm oil

noun

: an edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases

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However, it’s increasingly made from palm oil and soybean oil produced abroad in deforested areas. —

Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 Bridgestone incorporated certain materials made from hard-to-recycle plastics and palm oil waste residue in Indy 500 race tires in 2023 and 2024. —

Bruce Martin, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Some of the biggest candy manufacturers in the world are environmentally harmful due to the sheer amount of sugar, palm oil and cocoa beans required to make their products, which has contributed to widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss, according to Good On You. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Biofuels made from corn, wheat, soy, rapeseed oil, palm oil, woody biomass—even algae—have been positioned as key transitional fuels on the pathway to net zero carbon emissions and to energy sovereignty. —

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