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Palm Shortening

What is Palm Shortening?

Palm shortening is extracted from the palm fruit, like olive or avocado oil, and does not need to be refined, only filtered. Palm shortening is made by combining the palm olein and palm stearine into a whipped shortening that behaves, and has a similar consistency, to butter or margarine, making it a popular choice in vegan desserts.



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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Palm Shortening


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References

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Aliases (Also Known As)


 Non Hydrogenated Palm Shortening
Palm Fat
Palm Fruit Shortening

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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