Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm, a tree that is grown mainly in Southeast Asia.
It is used to make hundreds of foods: chocolate spreads, biscuits, ice cream…
… and also beauty products: lipstick, shower gel…
… and even fuel to make biofuel.
Anyway, it’s the oil that’s used most in the world: it has many advantages. First, the price: it’s the cheapest oil there is!
And it keeps well… which means cakes and creams stay crunchy and soft longer.