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Hey everyone! I have a question about palm oil! Is there a substitute that companies can use in replacement for palm oil? If so, why don’t they? Is palm oil the cheaper option for companies?
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Palm Oil Problems 2nd challenge! :
Cook/bake/make a homemade treat to replace store bought foods that have palm oil! For example Pop Tarts have palm oil so you could look up how to make homemade Pop Tarts, or if you wanted to do something more simple you could just make anything without palm oil and not copy a product from the store! If you do the…[Read more]
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Has anyone done the challenge? If you have tried to buy food without palm oil please post about it!:)
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Palm Oil Problems Try to buy products without palm oil next time you go shopping! Here is a list of just some of the things that contain palm oil: 1. Ritz crackers…[Read more]
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Olivia posted an update in the group
Palm Oil Problems 5 years, 8 months ago
Welcome to Palm Oil Problems! In this group we will have a weekly challenge every weekend to help with the problems of palm oil!
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Palm Oil Problems 5 years, 8 months ago
Yes, palm oil is cheaper than other oils. Some companies use sustainable palm oil that supposedly isn’t grown in a place where rainforests were cut down, but often the “sustainable” palm oil actually has some sustainable palm oil and some palm oil that isn’t sustainable. RSPO is one label that is the partly sustainable palm oil. CSPO is a more…[Read more]
Thank you so much,Olivia! This was very helpful 🙂
Of course!!
A similar oil would be coconut oil. However, palm oil is actually a pretty worthwhile and high-yield plant. That means it can produce a lot without needing much care, space or nutrient-rich soil. Unfortunately, it is what happens before these trees are planted (the deforestation) and what happens on the plantations (wildlife being killed/illegally…[Read more]