Research oil palm is the most productive oil seed

in this world. One hectare of oil palm can produce

5,000 kg of crude oil, or nearly 6,000 liters of oil

raw according to data from Journey to Forever. As

in comparison, soybeans and maize yield only

about 446 and 172 liters per hectare. Productivity

which is high causes the production price to be more

light, besides that the production period of palm oil is sufficient

length (22 years) will also be affected

light production costs incurred by

palm oil entrepreneurs.

Oil palm is also the most crop

resistant to pests and diseases than plants

other vegetable oil producers. Palm oil is not

can be matched with soybean or flower oil

sun. Palm oil has many advantages over

soybean, for example in terms of price, palm oil is relatively more

lower than soybeans. This is more because

soybean as a seasonal crop, requires a fee

continuous production, because after the harvest, then

carried out tillage again by applying

mechanization system plus climatic and attack factors

pests that can sometimes cause crops

soybean crop failure. In contrast to Palm Oil, as

an annual plant, it only costs a fortune

at the beginning of planting. Next only costs

maintenance, including fertilizing ones

the financing has been calculated from the start.

Apart from biofuel, palm oil is also used for

thousands of other uses of food ingredients

to engine lubricants to cosmetic bases. That part

the main thing to be processed from palm oil is

the fruit, the flesh of which produces coconut oil

crude palm oil that is processed into raw materials

cooking oil and raw material for margarine. Advantages

vegetable oil from palm is a cheap price,

low in cholesterol, and contains carotene

high. Various studies have proven, oil

palm oil contains very low cholesterol, approx

3 mg / kg, while other vegetable oils on top of that,

especially animal fats, which contain intermediate cholesterol

50 - 100 times palm oil.

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