Add to ORKGPalm kernel oil and palm oil are obtained from the fruit of Elaeis guineensis. The kernel of the soft fruit contains about 45% oil. In palm kernel oil most of the fatty acids are lauric acid and lower with iodine value maximum 21. This heavy preponderance of lauric acid that gives palm kernel oil sharp melting properties, solid composition at room temperature and a low melting point. Palm kernel oil can be fractionated into a solid and a liquid fraction, known as stearin and olein, respectively. By blending the basic palm kernel oil products in different proportions, alone or with other oils, a large number of specialty products can be made for the use in food industry. Products of PKO and their mixtures are mainly used in fats analogues to...