IF palm oil were bananas, most of the debates about quality would suddenly become much easier – and perhaps far more honest. His booklet, Understanding Palm Oil Qualities, published by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), remains one of the clearest explanations ever produced on the subject – not because it overwhelms the reader with science, but because it simplifies without dumbing down. Imagine, for a moment, that an oil palm fruit bunch is simply a bunch of bananas. You may mix bruised bananas with pristine ones to make the basket look better, but the bruised bananas remain bruised. Palm oil quality is not mysterious.

Source: The Star January 26, 2026 16:07 UTC