Before being processed into various products, palm oil is usually purified first. The refining produces RBD (refined, bleached, and deodorized) palm oil. Various companies reprocess RBD palm oil to obtain olein oil that has a higher purity level. RBD palm oil is in demand worldwide as an industrial raw material commodity.

RBD Palm Olein vegetable oil is often used for frying in the fast food industry. RBD Palm Olein is also used as a raw material for margarine and shortening.

RBD Palm Olein which is yellowish in color contains Fat Free Acid (FFA) 0.15 to 0.3%.

One of the advantages of RBD Palm Olein is that it is free of cholesterol, and rich in vitamins D and E. RBD Palm Olein is also very stable against oxidation processes. RBD Palm Olein mixes well when added with an emulsifier.

RBD oil was found to be rich in beta-carotene levels. Beta-carotene is a source of vitamin A which can be found in dark green, orange and purple vegetables or fruits. Beta-carotene functions as an antioxidant to ward off free radicals that can damage body tissues, and prevent premature skin aging.