Once you start looking for products without palm oil, you will be shocked to learn how many contain palm oil derivatives. According to industry experts, palm oil is now in half of all packaged goods. It’s in hygiene items, cosmetics, and cleaning products. While it takes a little bit of work, especially at first, there are ways to find products without palm oil. Start reading labels and learn how common palm oil is in everyday … Read more
If you are looking for palm oil free peanut butter, be sure to read labels. You will find it. Companies use “No Stir” labels as a marketing strategy. Others may use “No Need to Stir.” “No Stir” advertising on labels means there is palm oil in the product. It will be listed in the ingredients as Palm Oil &/or Mono- & Diglycerides. Peanut butter manufacturers add palm oil so their peanut butter spreads easily. Many … Read more
Our son’s pediatrician wasn’t familiar with a palm oil allergy, palm oil intolerance, sensitivity, or anyone getting sick from palm oil. We requested a referral to an allergist, and at our appointment, we asked if a person can be allergic to palm oil. Our son gets sick from palm oil. We’re not sure what to call his reactions because doctors haven’t been able to label it… or even acknowledge it. Yet our son has symptoms … Read more
There are very few companies that make granola bars without palm oil. The ones I found are below. Snack bars with dates are often palm oil free because the dates bind them together. Palm oil enables bars to be “Chewy.” It’s important to read ingredient labels to find protein, nutrition, snack and granola bars without palm oil. In addition to watching for palm oil and palm kernel oil, many of them contain palm oil derivatives. … Read more
Many people are surprised to learn how prevalent palm oil is in breakfast cereal. It continues to be difficult to find ready-to-eat cereals without palm oil ingredients. Many list “palm oil” in the ingredients, and a great many others fortify their cereals with Vitamin A Palmitate, a palm oil derivative. Many cereals also contain Tocopherols which are typically derived from palm oil unless noted. I became interested in palm oil in foods (and all products) … Read more