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Vegetable oils are fats extracted from oleaginous plants whose seeds, nuts, almonds or fruits contain lipids.
The main crops / oil plants are :
| Plant | Organ | Fatty matter |
|---|---|---|
| Oats | Seed | Oat oil |
| Peanut | Seed | Peanut oil |
| Cocoa seed | Cocoa butter | |
| Rapeseed | Seed | Rapeseed oil |
| Coconut | Coconut oil / copra | |
| Cotton seed | Cottonseed oil | |
| Flaxseed | Flaxseed oil | |
| Olive tree | Fruit | Olive oil |
| Walnut | Walnut oil | |
| Sesame | Seed | Sesame oil |
| Soybean | Seed | Soybean oil |
| Sunflower | Seed | Sunflower oil |
| Oil palm | Fruit | Palm oil / Palm kernel oil |
Vegetable oil production has increased in recent decades to meet growing demand.
In 2021, global production of palm oil - the most widely produced vegetable oil - was over 75 million tonnes. The main palm oil-producing countries are Indonesia and Malaysia.
The other most widely produced vegetable oils are:
Les huiles végétales sont largement utilisées dans le monde entier pour diverses raisons, y compris la cuisson, la fabrication de produits cosmétiques, de savons et de biodiesel.
Le tableau ci-dessous nous donne une liste de produits alimentaires dans lesquelles on peut retrouver les principales huiles végétales.
| Source type | Vegetable oil | Food use |
|---|---|---|
| Seeds | Sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, cotton | Cooking oil, margarine, mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, bakery products |
| Nuts | Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts | Cooking oil, dressings, sauces, pastries, desserts, chocolate, edible cosmetics |
| Unshelled fruits | Almond, walnut, hazelnut | Cooking oil, margarine, pastries, confectionery, coconut milk products, bakery products, shea butter, edible cosmetics |