According to the Global Palm Oil Conference in 2013, Nigeria palm oil production was growing at the rate of 2.2% but recent work by . noted that Nigeria is still the fifth largest producer of oil palm in the world with domestic production of 930 thousand metric tonnes accounting for about 1.5% of global output. … …
Why is palm kernel oil so popular in Nigeria?
The Nigerian vegetable oil market uniquely features palm kernel oil packaged for household and commercial food frying. More than 60% of refineries in Nigeria are built on palm kernel oil as raw materials. This is because processing of palm kernel oil involves degumming, bleaching, deodorization, cooling, and packaging.
What are the environmental impacts of oil palm processing in Nigeria?
Therefore, this paper reviewed the environmental impacts of oil palm processing in Nigeria. The study found that oil palm processing emits three waste streams including gaseous (pollutant gases), liquid (palm oil mill effluent i.e. POME) and solid (palm press fibre, chaff, palm kernel shell and empty fruit bunch).
Is palm olein tainted in Nigeria?
Presently, crude palm oil is imported for refining in Nigeria, although some quantities of refined bleached and deodorized palm olein are being disguised as crude palm oil and acid oils. Sometimes RBD palm olein is tainted with about 0.03% of crude palm olein and imported into the country as crude palm oil.