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640 other names for Palm Oil. Read the label

640 other names for Palm Oil. Read the label

Advocates and accreditors for Palm Oil Free say there are actually 1,000s of ingredients derived from palm oil 

A lot of commercial chocolate holds a dirty secret that you should be aware of - Palm Oil. A very useful, but equally destructive product. If you understand the palm oil issue, here are a list of names of both Palm Oil and its derivatives to look out for. If the Palm Oil is new to you, read on! Be informed so you can make educated decisions with your purchasing power. 

640 other names for Palm Oil

Palm Oil is called many things - sometimes legitimately, sometimes to disguise its origin, many times because it is mixed with other things to become a compound ingredient. As a vegetable product, that is a very easy thing to do, not least of all because it can legitimately be called a Vegetable Oil.

In 2016, the International Palm Oil Free Certification Trademark listed 608 names in 2016 and many have been added since, as ingredients and products evolve. Many other certification bodies now operate in Australia and around the world, working in various stages of Palm Oil impact and the truth is that it is hard to keep up with its extensive use. What isn't hard to keep up with is its extensive abuse as it flattens lands, livelihoods and lives.

The problem with Palm Oil

PALM OIL IS A PARTICULARLY TRICKY INDUSTRY WITH DUBIOUS AND CRIMINAL PRACTICES AT PRETTY MUCH EVERY LEVEL OF ITS EXISTENCE. AND IT'S DIFFICULT NOT TO BE PARTY TO IT AS BODY CARE, COSMETICS AND FOOD ARE RIDDLED WITH IT - OFTEN WITHOUT PEOPLE REALISING.

The problem with palm oil isn't really the product itself, beyond the fact that it's so good at what it does, and as such is used in a wide range of food and non food products. The problem is the way many palm oil plantations are established and what is destroyed to create them. In the last 25 years, nearly 32 million hectares of forests have disappeared from the face of Indonesia alone.

MANY RAIN FORESTS ARE CUT DOWN ILLEGALLY IN UNCONTROLLED CLEARING, LEAVING ENDANGERED ANIMALS SUCH AS ORANGUTANS, ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS ALONG WITH HUMANS, HOMELESS, AS THE NATURAL HABITAT DISAPPEARS. 

How to avoid Palm Oil

The important things to know if you are trying to avoid palm oil is to 1) understand the different names it is called and 2) understand that it is very often combined with other ingredients to created compound ingredients. You can use this list as a reference or simply shop with vendors like Biome Eco Stores or Mokosh who have a zero tolerance policy to palm oil and any of its derivatives and investigate everything they sell thoroughly. 

This list is sorted alphabetically and contains both specific and possible palm oil derivative ingredient names so you can easily look up a listed ingredient.

Please note that some ingredients listed here may be derived from sources other than palm oil, so if you are concerned about a derivative ingredient in a product, please go ahead and ask the maker. (Products marked with an * have been added by Marion O'Leary from Mokosh in more recent years.)


1,2-OCLanediol

1,2-Octyleneglycol

2-Ethyl Hexyl Stearate

100 Cetyl/stearyl ether

304



α-hydroxy-N-stearoylphytosphingosine

acetylated glycol stearate

Acetylated monoglycerides

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472a/E472a)

Acrylated Palm Oil

APO

Acrylates/Palmeth-25

ALCOHOL 0810 (Octyl Decyl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 0898 (Octyl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 1098 (Decyl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 1216 (Lauryl/Myristyl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 1299 (Lauryl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 1498 (Myristyl Alcohol NF)

ALCOHOL 1618 (Cetyl Stearyl/Cetearyl Alcohol)

ALCOHOL 1698 (Cetyl Alcohol NF)

ALCOHOL 1898 (Stearyl Alcohol NF)

ALCOHOL® Fatty Alcohols

Alkyl alcohol Aluminium stearate

Alkyl polyglucoside

Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium salts of fatty acids (470/E470a; E470b)

Aluminum dimyristate 

Aluminum Isostearates 

Aluminium myristate

Aluminium palmitate

Aluminium stearate 

Ammonium laureth sulphate

Ammonium lauryl sulphate

Anionic & Non Anionic Surfactants (too generic an ingredient, need more info on)

Arachamide mea

Ascorbyl palmitate

Ascorbyl palmitate (304)

Ascorbyl stearate

Azelaic acid

B

Behenic acid 85% (C22)

Behentrimonium methosulphate

BTMS

beta Carotene

Biodiesal

Butyl myristate 

Butyl stearate

Butyl Stearate IPM (Isopropyl Myristate)

C

C16

C17

C18

CAB

Calcium lactylate

Calcium oleyl lactylate

Calcium myristate 

Calcium stearate

Calcium stearoyl lactylate (482/E482)

CAPB

CAPB-KG30

CAPB-KG45 

Capric Acid (C10)

Capric triglyceride

Capryl Glucoside

Caprylamine

Caprylic acid

Caprylic acid (C8))

Caprylic triglyceride

Caprylic/capric acid (C810)

Caprylic-capric triglycerides

Caprylic-capric-stearic triglyceride

Capryloyl glycine

Caprylyl glycol

Carageenan

Carboxylic acid 

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (can come from PKC cellulose)

CDE

CDE K85

CDE K90

CDE-K85

CDE-K90

Ceteareth (2-100)

Cetearyl alcohol

Cetearyl ethylhexanote

Cetearyl glucoside

Cetearyl isononanoate

Cetearyl olivate

Ceteth-20

Ceteth-24

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) 

CTAB

Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC)

CTAC

Cetrimonium bromide 

Cetrimonium chloride

Cetostearyl alcohol

Cetyl acetate

Cetyl alcohol

Cetyl ethylhexanoate

Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose

Cetyl lactate

Cetyl myristate 

Cetyl octanoate

Cetyl palmitate

Cetyl ricinoleate

Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide

Cetyl/stearyl ether

Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472c/E472c)

Citris seed extract

CMEA

CME-K85

CME-K95

Coco - Caprylate

Coco - polyglucose

Cocoyl sarcosine

Coco - DEA

Coco - Glucoside

Coco Alkyl Betaine

Coco MEA

Cocoa butter equivalent (CBE)

Cocoa butter substitute (CBS)

Cocoamidopropyl Amine Oxide

Cocobetaine*

Cocodiethanolamide

Cocomide - DEA

cocomide - MEA

Cocomidopropyl - Betaine

Cocomonoethanolamide

Coconut Fatty Acid

D

Decal - Glucosde

Decyl Myristate 

Decyl oleate

Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472e/E472e)

Dicaprylyl Ether

dicocoyl ethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate

Dicocoyl Pentaerythrityl Distearyl Citrate

Dilinoleic acid

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate

Distilled Fatty Acids

Distilled Monoglyceride Palm

Distilled Palm Kernel (DPK)

Dried Yeast

E

EBS – Ethylene Bis Stearamide

EBS Beads

EBS SF

EBS SP

Elaeis guineensis oil

Emulsifier 422

Emulsifier 430

Emulsifier 431

Emulsifier 432

Emulsifier 433

Emulsifier 434

Emulsifier 436

Emulsifier 470

Emulsifier 470a

Emulsifier 470b

Emulsifier 471

Emulsifier 471a

Emulsifier 471b

Emulsifier 471c

Emulsifier 471d

Emulsifier 472e

Emulsifier 473

Emulsifier 474

Emulsifier 475

Emulsifier 476

Emulsifier 477

Emulsifier 478

Emulsifier 481

Emulsifier 482

Emulsifier 483

Emulsifier 484

Emulsifier 485

Emulsifier 493

Emulsifier 494

Emulsifier 495

Epoxidized palm oil (uv cured coatings)

Emulsifying wax

Ethoxylated glycerol monooleate 

Ethoxylated lauryl alcohol

Ethoxylated monoglycerides 

Ethoxylated Sorbitan monostearate (SMS)

Ethoxylated Sorbitan Mono-stearate (STS)

Ethoxylated palm oil

Ethyl lauroyl arginate (243)

Ethylene glycol monostearate

Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate

Ethylhexyl myristate

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Ethylhexyl stearate

Ethylhexylglycerin

Ethylene glycol diesters

Ethylene glycol esters

Ethylene glycol monoesters

Ethylene glycol monostearate

Ethyhexylglycerin

Ethyhexyl hydroxystearate

Ethylhexyl myristate

Ethylhexyl palminate

Ethylhexyl stearate 

F

Fatty Acid Diethanolamides

Fatty Acid Monoethanolamides

Fatty Acids

Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylate

Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate

Fatty alcohol sulphates

Fatty isethionate

Fractionated Palm Methyl Esters

G

Glycerin

Glycerin or glycerol (442)

Glycerine

Glyceryl Caprylate*

Glyceryl cocoate 

Glyceryl esters

Glycerol di-myristate

Glyceryl distearate

Glyceryl laurate

glyceryl monococoate

Glyceryl monostearate

Glyceryl myristate

Glyceryl oleate

Glyceryl polymethacrylate

Glyceryl rosinate

Glyceryl stearate

glyceryl stearate citrate*

Glyceryl stearate SE

Glyceryl tripalmitate 

Glycol distearate

Glycol stearate

Grapefruit seed extract

Guar*

Guineesis (palm)

H

Hexadecylic

Hexyl laurate

Hexyldecanol

Humectant 422

Hydrogenated palm glycerides

I

IPO (Isopropyl Oleate)

Isopropyl Acetate

Isopropyl isostearate

Isoamyl laurate

Isobutyl myristate

Isocetyl alcohol

Isocetyl myristate

Isodecyl oleate

Isopropyl esters

Isopropyl isostearate

Isopropyl myristate

Isopropyl palmitate

Isopropyl titanium triisostearate

Isostearamide DEA

Isostearate DEA

Isostearic acid

Isostearyl alcohol

Isostearyl isostearate

Isostearyl myristate

Isostearyl neopentanoate

Isotridecyl myristate

L

Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472b/E472b)

Lactylated Monoglycerides

Lauramide DEA

Lauramide MEA

Lauramine oxide

Laureth

Laureth-1, 

Laureth-2

Laureth-3

Laureth-5

Laureth-6

Laureth-7

Laureth-8

Laureth-9

Laureth-10

Laureth-11

Laureth-12

Laureth-13

Laureth-14

Laureth-15

Laureth-16

Laureth-20

Laureth-21

Laureth-25

Laureth-30

Laureth-38

Laureth-40

Laureth-50

Lauric acid

Lauric Acid (C12)

Lauroyl sarcosine

Lauryl Alcohol Ethoxylates (2, 3 & 4 Mole)

Lauryl betaine

Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen 

Lauryl glucoside

Lauryl lactate

Laurel myristate

Lauryl pyrrolidone 
Lauryl sarcosine

Lecithin

Lecithin isopropyl palm oil

Linoleic acid

M

Magnesium myristate

Magnesium stearate

Metallic stearates

Methyl laurate (1214)

Methyl myristate

Methyl laurate stearate (1218)

Methyl oleate (1898)

Methyl palmitate-stearate (1618)

(Methyl palmitate-stearate – DPK)

Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472f/E472f)

Mono-and-di-glycerides of fatty acids (471/E471)

Mono glycerides of fatty acids

Monoglyceride citrate 

Monopalmitate

Myreth 3 myristate

Myristate

Myristic acid

Myristic Acid (C14))

Myristic Cetrimonium Chloride Acid

Myristoyl

Myristyl alcohol

Myristyl myristate

Myristoyl Sarcosine

Myristoyl Sarcosinate

Myristyl alcohol

Myristyl myristate

N

n- Butyl esters

n-Octane-1,2-diol 

N-stearoyl phytosphingosine

N-stearoyl sphinganine

O

Octandiol

Octan-1,2-diol

Octyl palmitate

Octyl stearate

Octyldodecyl myristate

Octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate

Oleamide MIPA

Oleic acid

Oleic Acid FGK

Oleyl betaine

Oleyl myristate

Oleoyl sarcsine

Olivem 1000

Olive - emulse

Oliv-wax LQC

P

PALMESTER fatty esters 

Palm fruit oil

Palmitoleic acid

Palm Kernel Acid

Palm kernel cake

Palm Kernel Diethanolamide

Palm Kernel Fatty Acid

Palm Kernel Monoethanolamide

Palm kernel oil

Palm Methyl Esters

Palm oil

Palm olein

Palm stearine

Palm Sterine (PS)

Palmate

Palmitamidopropyl betaine 

Palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride

Palmitate

Palmitic acid

Palmitic Acid (C16)

Palmitoyl acid

Palmitoyl alcohol

Palm oleic acid

Palmitoyl myristyl serinate

Palmitoyl oligopeptide

Palmitoyl oxostearamide

Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3

Palm Methyl Ester 

PBS Base

Palmfonate

Palmosalt

PEG-2 cetyl/stearyl ether 

PEG - 7

PEG-100 stearate

PEG-12 Carnauba

PEG-15 stearyl ether

PEG-150 distearate

PEG-2 oleamine

PEG-20 stearate

PEG-4 laurate

PEG-40 stearate

PEG-8 distearate

PEG-8 stearate

PEG-80 sorbitan laurate

Pentaerythritol tetra caprai/caprylate

Pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate 

Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate

Peptide complex

PG dicaprylate/caprate 

PK oleic acid 

PK DEA

PK MEA

Planta-Cleanse 

PME 1214 (Methyl Laurate Myristate)

PME 1218 (Methyl Laurate Stearate)

PME 1298 (Methyl Laurate) PME 1618

PME 1618 (Methyl Palmitate Oleate)

PME 1698 (Methyl Palmitate)

PME 1898 (Methyl Oleate – PK)

POFA (palm oil fuel ash)

Polyethylene glycol 

Polyethylene (40) stearate (431)

Polyglycerate-60

Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (475/E475)

Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (476/E476)

Polyglycerol-2 oleyl ether

Polyglyceryl-3 dilisostearate

Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate

Polyglyceryl-4 laurate

Polyglyceryl-4 oleyl ether

Polyoxyethylene 

Polyoxyethylene Glycol (PEG-7)

Polysorbate 60 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (435/E435)

Polysorbate 65 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (436/E436)

Polysorbate 80 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monoolate (433/E433)

Polysorbate-20

Polysorbate-40

Polysorbate-60

Polysorbate-65

Polysorbate-80

Polysorbate-85

POME palm oil mill effluent

Potassium Cetyl Phosphate 

Potassium Palmitate

Potassium myristate 

Potassium stearate

PPG-15 stearate ether

PPG-4 Laureth-5

Propylene glycol monoester

Propylene glycol myristate 

Propylene glycol

Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (477/E477)

Propylene glycol laurate

Propylene glycol stearate

R

Retinyl palmitate

Rubber Grade Stearic Acid

S

Saponified elaeis guineensis

Sleareth

SLES

SLS

Sodium cetearyl sulphate

Sodium Coco Sulphate 

Sodium cocoyl glutamate*

Sodium cocoyl glycinate 

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)

Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylaye

Sodium lactylate

Sodium laurate

Sodium laurel

Sodium laureth sulfate

Sodium laureth sulphate

Sodium laureth-13 carboxylate

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Sodium lauroyl glutamate

Sodium lauroyl lactylate

Sodium lauryl

Sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES)

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate

Sodium lauryl sulphate

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Sodium myristate 

sodium oleyl lactylate

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate 

Sodium stearoyl lactylate

Sodium palm kernelate

Sodium palm kerneloyl isethionate 

Sodium palmate

Sodium palmitate

Sodium stearate

Sodium stearoyl fumarate

Sodium Stearoyl glutamate

Sodium stearoyl lactylate

sodium stearoyl lactylate (481/E481)

Solubiliser PS20

Sorbitan Caprylate

Sorbitan Cocoate

Sorbitan diisostearate 

Sorbitan Distearate 

Sorbitan ester 

Sorbitan isotearate

Sorbitan laurate

Sorbitan monoglyceride 

Sorbitan monolaurate

Sorbitan monopalmitate 

Sorbitan monostearate (491)

Sorbitan olivate*

Sorbitan palmitate

Sorbitan sesquioleate

Sorbitan stearate*

Sorbitan trioleate

Sorbitan tristearate

Sorbitan tristearate (492)

Sorbitan triglyceride 

Stearalkonium bentonite

Stearalkonium chloride

Stearalkonium hectorite

Stearamide MEA

Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine

Stearamine Oxide

Steareth - 2

Steareth - 7 

Steareth - 10 

Steareth - 11 

Steareth - 13

Steareth - 14

Steareth - 15

Steareth - 16 

Steareth - 20 

Steareth - 21 

Steareth - 25 

Steareth - 27

Steareth - 30 

Steareth - 40 

Steareth - 50

Steareth - 100 

Stearic Acid (C18)& (570)

Stearic acid (vegetable oil)

Stearic Acid 50 NF Powder

Stearic Acid 55% 65%, 70%, 90%

Stearic acid or fatty acid (570)

Stearic hydrazide

Stearone

Stearoxytrimethylsilane

Stearoyl sarcosine

Stearyl acetate

Stearyl alcohol

Stearyl alcohol NF

Stearyl caprylate,

Stearyl citrate

Stearyl dimethicone

Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Stearyl heptanoate

Stearyl Octanoate

Stearyl Stearate

Stearyl tartarate

Stearyltrimethylammonium Chloride 

Stearoyl lactic acid

Stearyldimethyl amine

Steartrimonium chloride

Succinylated monoglycerides 

Sucrose*

Sucrose cocoate

Sucrose esters of fatty acids (473/E473)

sucrose distearate

sucrose oleate

sucrose tristearate

Shea butter (extended)

Sucrose stearate

Sulphonated Methyl Esters 

Synthetic beeswax

T

Taxanomic

TEA-lauryl sulphate

TEA-stearate

Temest 2 EHC (Ethylhexyl Cocoate)

Temest 2 EHP (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)

Temest 2 EHS (Ethylhexyl Stearate)

Temest 810 (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)

Temest 99 (Isononyl Isononanonate)

Temest ALB (C12 15 Alkyl Benzoate)

Temest CTE (Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate)

Temest CTN (Cetearyl Isononanoate)

Temest DO (Decyl Oleate)

Tetradecylocadecyl myristate

Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

Tocopheryl linoleate

Triacetin

Triacetin (1518)

Tribehenin

Tricaprylin

Tridecyl myristate

Triisopropanolamine

Triple Pressed Stearic Acid

Tristearin

V

Veg Emulse

Vegetable Emulsifier

Vegetable glycerine

Vegetable gum (466)

vegetable mono diglycerides

vegetable oil

Vit A

Z

Zinc myristate 

Zinc stearate 

The base list has been provided by © Bev Luff 2009 and you can also find it on this link. We add names to the list ongoing as we uncover them. 


Original list reproduced with permission Bev Luff, Palm Oil Free Certification | Image Unsplash - Eva Blu
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