Crude palm oil

Main usage of cpo is for cooking purposes and is largely used in south-east asia, west africa and some parts of brazil. Commercial kitchens use it due to its low cost. It's not healthy as its counterparts due to high content of saturated fats. Largest producer of cpo is indonesia, malaysia, nigeria and columbia. They are major exporters of palm oil. India is net importer of crude palm oil and mumbai being one of the major trading centers. It is also used for making bio diesel and one of it's by product is glycerin.