pro local Quiz April – Palm oil special
Test your knowledge on the topic of palm oil. 10 questions await you in our monthly quiz.
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What is palm oil obtained from?
Palm oil is only obtained from the pulp of the oil palm fruit. The less commonly used palm kernel oil, on the other hand, is obtained from the kernels of the oil palm fruit.
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The oil palm is extremely productive. Much more oil can be produced with oil palms than with other oil plants on the same area of land.
True or False?
The oil palm actually has a much higher yield per hectare than other oil plants. If oil palms were simply replaced by other oil plants, much more acreage would be needed.
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What are the special properties of palm oil?
Almost all palm oil sold worldwide is deodorized, refined and bleached in refineries. This removes unwanted solids, colorants, odors and flavors from the oil.
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Which country is the largest palm oil producer in the world?
Over 50 % of the palm oil produced worldwide comes from Indonesia, around 30 % comes from Malaysia. These two countries account for more than 80 percent of global production.
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Oil palms need a tropical climate and they grow best where there is rainforest. How much rainforest was destroyed between 1990 and 2015 in Indonesia alone?
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Environment, 24 million hectares of rainforest were destroyed during this period, which is equivalent to the area of Great Britain.
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In which sector is palm oil used the most?
65% of palm oil is used worldwide in the food sector. The rest is used for industrial purposes, such as biodiesel or cleaning agents.
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Which problem does not arise from palm oil production?
The palm oil industry actually creates millions of jobs in the producing countries and also partially reduces poverty among the rural population.
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The oil palm is a versatile plant. A palm tree produces clusters of fruit about 15 times a year. How much does one of these fruit clusters weigh?
The fruit cluster weighing up to 50 kg consists of 1000 – 4000 fruits. Each fruit is only 3-5 cm in size.
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Numerous animal and plant species are currently threatened by palm oil production. Which animal species is not affected?
Anteaters are threatened by rainforest destruction in Central and South America, but not by palm oil production. The species “Mongolean anteater” also does not exist and is fictitious.
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Rainforests that are cleared for palm oil in Indonesia often grow on peat bog soils. Why are peat bog forests particularly important for global climate protection?
All peatlands worldwide store more CO2 than all forests combined. Peat bogs draw CO2 out of the air. When they are drained, large quantities of CO2 and other climate-damaging gases escape into the atmosphere.
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