Episode 1 of my unrefined west African oil series and we are diving head first into Red Palm oil. There are many ways Red Palm oil is extracted across west Africa, this is is just one way to do so. Red Palm oil, like many tropical oils, is solid at cooler temperature. And like many unrefined oils, it has a low smoke point; however, it is used in many foods across the region, from making stews to frying plantain pancakes to mixing with Bambara beans to make dumplings, the possibilities are endles

The oil palm farm elaeis guineensis with spreading leaves growing among thicket of tropical plants. Concept of exotic crop cultivation as cause of damage to natural environment.

Oil palm trees (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq) grow tall with elongated leaves and dry leaves that will peel off. The tree produces crude palm oil, food oil, industrial oil, and biofuel (biodiesel).