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  • When did West African palm oil become popular in the UK?
  • While the volume of imports of West African palm oil into the UK levelled off between the 1850s and 1890s, large-scale production of this new edible product stimulated renewed demand for palm oil and especially kernels in the early 20th century; in the 1930s, British West Africa exported around 500,000 tonnes of palm produce annually.
  • Who developed process technology for production of micronutrient rich red palm olein?
  • This process was developed by the funding from Technology Mission on Oil Seeds (TMO), Government of India, and authors are thankful to the funding agency. Correspondence to C. Arumughan. Mayamol, P.N., Balachandran, C., Samuel, T. et al. Process Technology for the Production of Micronutrient Rich Red Palm Olein.
  • Did oil palms grow in West Africa 5000 years ago?
  • Archaeological evidence shows that palm fruit and kernels and their oil already formed an integral part of West African diets 5,000 years ago. Oil palms were not only protected as a valuable crop, they also grew well in cleared and burned areas.
  • What is palm oil used for?
  • Palm oil was, and remains, a key ingredient in West African cuisine, such as that of southern Nigeria: from the simple dish of boiled yam, palm oil and Kanwa salt, to Banga soup made from the mashed fruit left over during palm oil processing and many other “soups” eaten with pounded yam or garri (ground cassava).
  • Is oil palm-based research increasing in Africa?
  • 5. Conclusions and future directions for research Our systematic mapping exercise demonstrated that oil palm-based research in Africa is increasing, but that several key research gaps remain that need to be addressed.
  • What was palm oil used for in the 19th century?
  • There was therefore a ready market for palm oil, which, as the historian Martin Lynn puts it, came to “grease the wheels of the industrial revolution” in the early 19th century. Palm oil was used as an industrial lubricant, in tin-plate production, street-lighting, and as the fatty semi-solid for candle making and soap production.