CPO stands for Crude Palm Oil and is produced from the mesocarp of oil palm fruit.

Oil Palm Fruit Produces Two Distinct Vegetable Oils

Oil palm fruit has the distinctive ability to produce two commercially important vegetable oils. Palm Oil is obtained from the fleshy mesocarp, while Palm Kernel Oil is extracted from the inner kernel or seed. Although they originate from the same fruit, they have significantly different compositions and functional characteristics.

The fleshy mesocarp provides Palm Oil, which is characterized largely by palmitic and oleic fatty acids. After refining and fractionation, it can produce RBD Palm Oil, Palm Olein and Palm Stearin for cooking, frying, bakery, specialty-fat and other applications.

Palm Oil Fruit - Mars Oleochemicals Malaysia

Palm oil comes from the fleshy mesocarp, while palm kernel oil is obtained from the kernel.

Palm Kernel Oil comes from the seed or kernel located inside the fruit. Its fatty-acid composition differs markedly from Palm Oil and is characterized by its lauric-rich profile, making it particularly useful for selected specialty-fat and downstream oleochemical applications.

Mars Oleochemicals international commercial requirements for selected Palm Oil, Palm Olein, Palm Stearin, Palm Kernel Oil and palm-based downstream oleochemical products. Buyers can submit the required product, specification, quantity, packing and destination for commercial evaluation.

Two commercially useful oils from one fruit
Palm Oil from the mesocarp
Palm Kernel Oil from the kernel
Distinct fatty-acid profiles
Different functional characteristics
Multiple downstream fractions
Palm Olein availability
Palm Stearin availability
Palm Kernel Olein availability

Palm Kernel Stearin availability
Suitable for food manufacturing
Suitable for specialty fats
Suitable for personal care
Important oleochemical feedstocks
Supports Fatty Acid production
Supports Fatty Alcohol production
Broad industrial versatility
Commercial-scale global availability

Supports cooking-oil manufacturing
Supports industrial frying
Supports bakery formulations
Supports confectionery applications
Provides specialty-fat raw materials
Supports soap manufacturing
Supports personal-care ingredients
Supports surfactant manufacturing

Enables lauric Fatty Acid production
Enables C12-C14 Fatty Alcohol production
Offers multiple fractionation possibilities
Supports value-added downstream processing
Provides flexible industrial functionality
Supports specification-based sourcing
Enables food and non-food applications
Supports global manufacturing supply chains

Cooking Oil
Industrial Frying
Bakery
Margarine
Shortening
Confectionery
Cocoa Butter Substitutes
Frozen Desserts
Specialty Fats
Soap Manufacturing

Detergents
Surfactants
Cosmetics
Personal Care
Fatty Acids
Fatty Alcohols
Fatty Acid Esters
Oleochemical Manufacturing
Industrial Chemicals
Global Food Processing

Does one oil palm fruit produce two different oils? Yes. Palm Oil comes from the fleshy mesocarp of the fruit, while Palm Kernel Oil comes from the inner kernel or seed.

What part of the oil palm fruit produces Palm Oil? Palm Oil is obtained from the fleshy mesocarp of the oil palm fruit.

What part produces Palm Kernel Oil? Palm Kernel Oil is obtained from the kernel or seed inside the oil palm fruit.

Are Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil the same? No. They come from different parts of the fruit and have substantially different fatty-acid compositions and functional properties.

What is CPO? CPO stands for Crude Palm Ol and is produced from the mesocarp of oil palm fruit.

What is CPKO? CPKO stands for Crude Palm Kernel Oil and is produced from the kernel of oil palm fruit.

What is Palm Olein? Palm Olein is the more liquid fraction obtained through fractionation of Palm Oil.

Does Mars Oleochemicals supply Palm Oil and Palm Kernel products? Mars Oleochemicals supports commercial requirements for selected Palm Oil, Palm Olein, Palm Stearin, Palm Kernel Oil and related palm-based products.