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Record 1 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Oilseed Crops
CONT

The outer fleshy portion of the fruit [of the oil palm] is ... pressed to recover the palm oil ... The kernels of the fruit are also pressed ... to recover palm-kernel oil, which is chemically quite different from the oil from the flesh of the fruit. ... Palm-kernel oil is used in manufacturing such edible products as margarine, chocolate confections, and pharmaceuticals.

Key term(s)
  • palm white oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
DEF

Huile comestible riche en acide laurique (40 à 45 %), contenue dans le palmiste et ayant des propriétés analogues à celles de l'huile de coprah. (Ces huiles sont largement utilisées en margarinerie, mais aussi, en raison du pouvoir moussant de leurs sels de sodium, en savonnerie.)

CONT

Le palmier à huile (Elæis guineensis) [...] a comme fruits de petites drupes (noix de palme), dont le péricarpe donne l'huile de palme, et la graine l'huile de palmiste.

OBS

palmiste : Amande du fruit du palmier à huile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
DEF

[Variedad de aceite] procedente de la semilla del fruto de la palmera ("Elaeis guineensis", L), adecuadamente refinado.

CONT

De la palma aceitera (Elaeis guineensis) se obtiene el aceite de palma y también el de la almendra de palma o palmiste. El primero se emplea para la elaboración de mantecas, margarinas y aceites, utilizados para panadería, pastelería, confitería, chocolatería, heladería, etcétera. El segundo presenta características similares a las del de coco, es decir, resulta un excelente sustituto para la elaboración de jabones.

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