4 ms·
Palm oil produces 4x more per hectare than nearly all other types of vegetable oil. There's no easy fix here, the developed world is basically saying don't cut
by A2017U1 7y ago
Palm oil produces 4x more per hectare than nearly all other types of vegetable oil.
There's no easy fix here, the developed world is basically saying don't cut down your forests not long after we did so ourselves to make way for agriculture. Not to mention lecturing a bunch of poor people to pay more for a cooking staple.
Malaysians get quite defensive about their palm crops.
- bunderbunder 7y agoIt's also starting to look like palmitic acid has about the same cardiovascular health effects as trans fatty acids. So, yeah, in the long run, might as well leave the forests, because there's a good chance that the current fad for palm oil isn't going to last all that long. That said, 100% agreed that it's ridiculous that developed nations are tut-tutting developing nations for economically exploiting their own resources, not only in a way that mirrors what developed nations have already done, but also in response to economic demand that largely originates from those same developed nations.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- diveanon 7y agoThere is a growing movement in Malaysia to use healthier oils instead of palm oil. I have been to several restaurants in KL recently that are openly advertising that they use no palm oil. When traveling in Malaysia it is impossible to ignore the environmental impact of these plantations and the local population are becoming more aware every day.