Malaysian Palm Oil: The Indian scenario

India is the world's sixth largest economy and one of its fastest growing. With a consistent GDP growth in excess of 8 per cent and with booming manufacturing and foods sector there is growing demand for raw material.

For example, we face a huge shortage of vegetable oils that will only increase in the years to come. The local demand for oil is rising at a spectacular pace with the advent of rapidly expanding manufacturing and food processing industries. To meet this challenge, India imports over 3 million tones of palm oil as well as equally large quantities of other vegetable oils, largely from East Asian countries.

Currently palm oil provides one-fourth of our edible oil requirements. It not only supplements traditional edible oils, it also has nutritional and health impacts, which can revolutionize the traditional Indian diet. Palm oil can also be an effective and inexpensive option in thousands of non-food products such as soaps, cosmetics and more.

Malaysia accounts for 50% of global production, and the high quality of its palm oil is recognized and respected in hundreds of countries around the world.


From healthier pakoras….

The habitual Indian diet is based on cereals and pulses and contains invisible fats amounting to 25g per day, but provides only two-third of our essential fatty acid (EFA) requirements. Palm oil contains the required amount of EFA and unlike other oils such as coconut oil it does not raise blood cholesterol. Therefore palm oil is an excellent ingredient for a whole range of food products, from sev-bhujiya to noodles, to murrukus to ice creams to wafers and more.

Little components in palm oil offer big health benefits. Carotenoids and tacols can act as antioxidants that will augment the low antioxidant potential of Indian diet. In addition high b-carotene content in neutralized crude palm oil can be used to advantages to meet the vitamin A needs of India's population and to prevent the widely prevalent vitamin A deficiency due to low intake of carotene rich fruits and vegetables.


…to glossier lipsticks.

Palm oil can play a key role in India's growing cosmetic industry as well. It forms an effective and economical ingredient in all kind of beauty products such as lipstick, nail paints, creams and moisturizers etc. Since palm based raw materials are of vegetable origin, they are acceptable to all the religions. Therefore, millions of Indian vegetarians can use these products without reservation.

In short, Malaysian Palm Oil can provide significant advantages, in quality, cost and health benefits. You can rely on its consistent quality, and be assured of timely deliveries, as do hundreds of buyers the world over.

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