What is Benefits of Palm ?

Palm is a plant species that belongs to the genus Elaeis and the order Arecaceae. This plant is used in commercial agriculture to produce palm oil. Palm is an industrial plant as raw material for producing cooking oil, industrial oil, and fuel. Palm has an important role in the oil industry, namely it can replace coconut as a source of raw materials. There are several species of palm, namely E. GuineensisJacq., E. Oleifera, and E. Odora. Palm varieties or types are classified based on two characteristics, namely endocarp thickness and fruit color. Based on the thickness of the endocarp, palm is classified into three varieties, namely Dura, Pisifera, and Tenera, while according to the color of the fruit, palm is classified into three varieties, namely Nigrescens, Virescens, and Albescens. In general, palm consists of several parts, namely roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. The part of palm that is processed into oil is the fruit.

One of the most superior benefits of the palm is its use for palm oil for frying food. But it can also be used as a main ingredient or a fuel mixture, ingredients for making cosmetics (hair pomade, lotion, toothpaste, soaps, and shampoo), foods (oleo-margarine for butter, ice cream, chocolate, peanut butter, creamer, various pastries, and biscuits), candles, oils, lubricants, paints or dyes, inks, animal food, compost, and can help cool the skin affected by burns. All parts of palm can be utilized and processed into products that have a high selling value, so that it can be a source of income that can help the economy.The following are parts of palm that can be utilized :

  • Fresh fruit bunches for palm oil whose derivatives are CPO,RBD CP 8,RBD CP 10,RBD CP 6,RBD Straien (margarine), CPKO, PFAD, and PAO.
    Trunk and stems for sticks and craft materials.
  • Empty fruit bunches which are processed into fertilizer, natural fibers in the form of yarn and woven materials, as well as paper raw materials (PULP).
  • Processing of fresh fruit bunches produces waste, which is then processed as animal feed (Palm Oil Meal).
    The remaining skin of fresh fruit is Oil Palm Shell, which is then processed as raw material for charcoal.

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