Palm Oil Is in Everything, and It’s Hurting More Than the Orangutans

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By Asparagus MagazineSep 29, 2019, 10:51 am280 pts
By Helen A. Lee We cook with it. We bathe with it. We use it for mood lighting. Palm oil is an ingredient in processed foods, cosmetics, hygiene products, biofuels and candles; experts estimate it's found in 50 percent of the items on grocery store shelves. Inexpensive to produce, palm oil contains no trans…

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