India uses the most, 17 percent of the global total ... and Malaysia are now the epicenter of palm oil, but the oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is not native to Asia. It comes from West and ...

now the tree is raised and harvested in more areas, including places in Asia and India. Most of the palm oil found at the ...

By Louise Hunt Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis ...

Fruits from an oil palm tree. Oil can be created either from the ... but palm oil is a popular ingredient that is used in hundreds of our favourite foods and toiletries. It’s incredibly ...