Palm oil factory in Costa Rica

Palm oil is that delicious and super-unhealthy saturated fat found in so many processed foods.  The extraction process begins here, with the palm kernels.

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And is processed in factories like this one. Chocolate bars usually contain palm oil — and because I have a weakness for them, it’s a fact I try hard to ignore.

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palm oil plantation

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Costa Rica, if memory serves.