Coconut oil is an edible oil derived from the meat of the coconut palm fruit. Coconut oil is a white solid fat below around 25 °C, and a clear thin liquid oil at higher temperatures. Unrefined varieti
Traditional (lana) extraction directly from the milk in the Philippines. The process also produces latik (curds), used as a garnish in Filipino desserts.
Traditional manufacturing in Seychelles
Coconut oil on a wooden spoon
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the reddish mesocarp of the fruit of the African oil palm. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounte
Palm oil
Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis)
A World War II-era poster depicting palm kernel harvest and palm oil production as an important part of the war effort
Palm oil production is done in some parts of the world artisanally, and the locally produced oil is used for food, handicrafts and other products. This woman in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing the palm fruit above a pot for processing the fruit.