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What substance in palm oil causes palm oil to be reddish in colour?

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Crude palm oil (CPO) is very rich in natural plant pigments called "carotenoids" giving the oil a distinct orange-red colour. After we refined CPO, all the carotenoids are removed and the refined oil is no longer orange-red but instead, golden-yellow.

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