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Palm oil is extracted from
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The correct option is C Elaeis
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms, primarily the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis and to a lesser extent from the American oil palm, Elaeis oleifera and the Attalea maripa. Palm oil is naturally reddish in colour because of a high β-carotene content. Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms, primarily the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis and to a lesser extent from the American oil palm, Elaeis oleifera and the Attalea maripa. Palm oil is naturally reddish in colour because of a high β-carotene content. Thus, the correct answer is option C.
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