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Palm oil, the comeback oil.  The saga continues.

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Comments:        Can you tell me about the health benefits or health hazards
associated with palm oils.

Skippy Natural uses palm oil, not palm kernel oil.  Palm oil is extracted
from the pulp of the palm fruitlet and then continues through several
non-chemical processing steps. Palm kernel oil is a tropical oil derived
from the seed of the palm fruit. Palm kernel oil, not to be confused with
palm oil, is extremely high in saturated fat. It is often used in the
manufacture of various cosmetics
and in some brands of margarine.

Palm Oil is used in this product because it is a "natural" oil and helps
eliminates the oil separation seen in other natural peanut butters. The palm
oil is extracted from the palm fruitlet by pressing. Subsequent processing
steps are non-chemical and thus palm oil can be considered 'natural'.  Many
consumers want to serve natural peanut butters to their families, but they
dislike having to stir the oil into the product. Skippy Natural allows you
to enjoy the benefits of Natural Peanut Butters without having the added
step of having to stir.

In the 1980s, palm oil was perceived negatively in the US due to its content
of saturated fats. However, the scientific community has recently discovered
that in processed foods, the alternative to natural saturated fats (like
those found in palm oil)  is synthetic trans fat (found in hydrogenated and
partially hydrogenated oil). Although trans fat was never labeled on food
products, it has recently been discovered that trans fat may be much worse
than saturates
for heart disease.

We hope this is helpful!
Your friends at Skippy

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