(Natural News) Indonesia recently lifted its ban on palm oil exports as it caused a nosedive in domestic cooking oil prices. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the ban’s lifting in a May 19 video statement. First announced on April 28, the ban saw Jakarta halting shipments of crude palm oil and several products derived from it. The […]

(Natural News) Demand for soy bean oil – a popular input for a wide variety of products – is increasing. It presents new routes to American soybean farmers, who for years have been accustomed to seeing soybean meal firmly on top of the demand chart. Based on the February database of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production, Supply and […]

(Natural News) The price of soybeans has reached its highest level since 2008, which is the last time a major market crash happened. Record-high food prices could be imminent, experts are now warning after soybean oil futures also topped the charts, along with palm oil, a commodity used in thousands of food products that reached […]

(Natural News) Have you heard of food oil poisoning? It can wreck entire body systems and exacerbate any and all health issues you already have. It’s not like food poisoning where you get violently sick within 24 hours and vomit repeatedly. It’s a long term health catastrophe, and it’s embedded in the food supply, and […]

(Natural News) Vegetable oil – despite having the word “vegetable” in it – isn’t really healthy. Unfortunately, many people seem to think it’s a healthy option, even as more and more health professionals and nutritionists say otherwise. The problems with vegetable oil Before picking up a bottle of vegetable oil in the market, consider these things: 1. It has […]

(Natural News) Lubricants are a key ingredient in making sure modern technology runs smoothly. It’s used in cars, home appliances, and industrial machinery – pretty much everything that has an engine. But while they’re helpful, mineral oil can heavily pollute the environment. The most common alternative, synthetic base oil, is unlikely to completely replace mineral […]

(Natural News) There are numerous economic and environmental benefits to running your car on biodiesel like vegetable oil. Biodiesel is a good alternative to gasoline because it burns cleaner and is more efficient. Vegetable oil doesn’t emit greenhouse gases and is a renewable energy source, unlike fossil fuels. Most importantly, vegetable oil is, at the very least, […]

(Natural News) If you’re eating fried food right now, you might want to put your fork down. Many health experts warn that the consumption of foods fried in vegetable oil is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Acrylamide, the probable carcinogen According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, acrylamide is a probable carcinogen. […]

(Natural News) Those thick clumps of water hyacinth clogging our waterways might be useful for something, after all. A Thai study suggested that the invasive floating plant can be turned into biodegradable adsorption materials that can clean up oil spills better than polypropylene-based sorbents. The findings were published in the International Organization of Scientific Research. Polypropylene […]

(Natural News) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently updated its recommendations for the tolerable daily intake (TDI) for 3-MCPD, a contaminant commonly found in refined vegetable oils and fats. The updated guidelines raised the TDI for the oil contaminant from only 0.8 micrograms per kilogram of body weight to 2.0 µg/kg bw. The current TDI is […]