The shape of oil palm is very similar to coconut, so it is also called "oil coconut". Its hometown is in West Africa. For many years, it has been growing in obscurity in the northwest tropical rain forest, unknown to people. It was not until the early 20th century that it was discovered and valued by people. Now it has become a star in the "green oil depot" in the world and a veritable "cash cow" for African people.
Oil palm is a woody oil plant with the highest yield per unit area in the world. Generally, the yield of palm oil can reach about 200 kilograms per mu, which is five or six times higher than that of peanut oil. Known as the "world oil king".
Oil palm belongs to Palmae, an evergreen erect tree with a height of10m. Flowers bloom all year round and flowers and fruits coexist. The drupes of oil palm are oval or inverted, and each ear can bear 65,438+0,000 ~ 3,000 drupes, forming a ball. The biggest fruit weighs 20 kilograms. The pulp and nuts can reach 15 kg, and the oil content is about 10%. Palm oil is the oil squeezed from oil palm fruit, and the oil squeezed from palm kernel is called palm kernel oil. They are all high-quality edible oils, which can be refined into advanced cream and chocolate candy. Oil palm in China is mainly distributed in Hainan Island.