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What am I getting wrong? you planted a coconut but grew a palm tree ?


> The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut


Coconut trees are in the palm tree family.

All coconut trees are palm trees, but not all palm trees grow coconuts.


Ha, I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably.

In India, you'd call a coconut tree a coconut tree and an arecanut tree a palm.


> I was confused too... but in the US, the terms coconut tree, palm tree and coconut palm are used interchangeably.

You're still confused. Coconut tree and palm tree aren't interchangeable; to be a coconut tree, the tree has to grow coconuts. All palm trees count as "palm trees", whether they grow coconuts or not. The prototypical palm tree grows dates.


Don’t know if I’d say dates are prototypical. Oil palms grow palm fruit, which is probably the most generic (and economically important) palm product.


And the cause of heart failure everywhere


Palm kernel oil, yes. Palm oil, no. Both come from the palm fruit and are frequently confused for one another.


I’ve never seen palm kernel oil listed as a food ingredient. It seems to be most commonly used in cosmetics.

This is a mix up on why certain oils are on the current “oils to avoid” list. Palm oil gets a bad reputation mainly because of environmental issues with how it's grown, not because it's unhealthy. But all these concerns get lumped together in the “bad oils” list.


Thanks for the info! I assume the kernel is just the seed inside?


Yes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_kernel


https://youtu.be/0k2Di6QqqEA?si=mUv-0O79DecW6SFX

Take a listen.


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