Palm Oil - RSPO Sustainable - 50 lbs - Food Grade

This premium Palm Oil is RSPO Certified Sustainable, demonstrating Essential Depot's commitment to preservation of the orangutan habitat impacted by conventional palm production. Purchase of RSPO Certified Sustainable palm oil contributes to the preservation of the orangutan habitat as well as fair trade and ethical sourcing.  To verify our membership, please click here.

PALM OIL - 50 lbs in a box - No Stir - RSPO Certified - SUSTAINABLE - Food Grade - Not Hydrogenated - Kosher - Palm Shortening is just a cooking term for Palm Oil.

Shipped inside a custom poly bag inside a custom corrugated box.

100% Pure Food Grade Palm Oil. Successfully designed as a zero trans fat alternative to traditional shortening, it actually does have 0g trans fat per serving.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:

VOLUME: 7 lbs 10 oz (1 Gallon container)

ODOR/AROMA: bland to odorless

TASTE: bland to tasteless

APPEARANCE: semi-solid - solid at 25C

CONSISTENCY: semi-solid (scoopable) at 25C

INITIAL BOILING POINT and RANGE: >572°F (300°C)

AUTO-INGNITION TEMPERATURE: 600°F (316°C)

VEGAN: Yes

NON-GMO: Yes

GLUTEN FREE: Yes

GLUTMATE FREE: Yes

LACTOSE FREE: Yes

BSE FREE: Yes

FREE FROM: Irradiation, PAH, BPa, Dioxin, melamine, ethylene oxide, zearalenone, and organic solvents.

PESTICIDE RESIDUES: No detected levels of Organophosphate and Organochlorinated residuals.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.698 – 0.921 (H2O=1)

COMMON USES:

CULINARY:

frying,

spreads,

margarines,

cookies,

cakes,

frostings,

pie crusts,

etc.

COSMETIC:

allows product to remain solid at room temperature,

tasteless for lip balm/stick recipes,

softening,

texturizing,

foaming,

moisturizing,

skin hydration and conditioning,

increase viscosity.

SOAP MAKING:

a nice hard bar when used in combination with other oils such as coconut and olive oil,

a/k/a "vegetable tallow" for its trait of adding firmness to bar soaps,

saponifies easily,

pulls other oils into saponification quicker,

less water soluble and, therefore, resists melting,

provides a pale white-yellow color to your finished soap,

may speed up the soapmaking process,

palm oil base mixture is more reactive, therefore, you must add the essential oils and the nutrients swiftly or the soap will begin to set prematurely.

STORAGE: Store in original container to protect the oil from air/light/moisture, to maintain freshness, to maintain maximum shelf life, and for safe shipping.

If you order this meltable product between May 01 - October 31, please be aware that your product may experience changes in consistency or slight leakage. If this is a problem, please do not order between May 01 - October 31.