Have you ever wondered what’s really in your food? Even if you did, we can tell you that many packaged foods you will find in your local supermarket contain ingredients you didn’t even know or heard of before. .
Palm oil is often disguised and hidden behind many different ingredient names. It can become even more confusing as a consumer when companies will only disclose ingredients like ‘vegetable oil’ when in fact it is palm oil. In Australia it is not legally required to label palm oil on products.
To help you navigate, here is a list of other names for palm oil-derived ingredients:
- 1,2-OCLanediol
- 1,2-Octyleneglycol
- 2-Ethyl Hexyl Stearate
- 100 Cetyl/stearyl ether
- 304
- 12-Hydroxystearic acid
- 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
- AHCOHOL 0810 (Octyl Decyl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 0898 (Octyl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 1098 (Decyl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 1216 (Lauryl/Myristyl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 1299 (Lauryl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 1498 (Myristyl Alcohol NF)
- AHCOHOL 1618 (Cetyl Stearyl/Cetearyl Alcohol)
- AHCOHOL 1698 (Cetyl Alcohol NF)
- AHCOHOL 1898 (Stearyl Alcohol NF)
- AHCOHOL® 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
- Behenic acid 85% (C22)
- Behentrimonium methosulphate
- BTMS
- beta Carotene
- Biodiesal
- Butyl myristate
- Butyl stearate
- Butyl Stearate IPM (Isopropyl Myristate)
- 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
- 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 ACID
- 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
- Cocodiethanolamide
- Cocomide – DEA
- cocomide – MEA
- Cocomidopropyl – Betaine
- Cocomonoethanolamide
- Coconut Fatty Acid
- 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
- 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 - Fatty Acid Diethanolamides
- Fatty Acid Monoethanolamides
- Fatty Acids
- Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylate
- Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate
- Fatty alcohol sulphates
- Fatty isethionate
- Fractionated Palm Methyl Esters
- Glycerin
- Glycerin or glycerol (442)
- Glycerine
- 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 SE
- Glyceryl tripalmitate
- Glycol distearate
- Glycol stearate
- Grapefruit seed extract
- Guineesis (palm)
- Hexadecylic
- Hexyl laurate
- Hexyldecanol
- Humectant 422
- Hydrogenated palm glycerides
- 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
- 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
- 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- Butyl esters
- n-Octane-1,2-diol
- N-stearoyl phytosphingosine
- N-stearoyl sphinganine
- 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
- 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
- Retinyl palmitate
- Rubber Grade Stearic Acid
- Saponified elaeis guineensis
- Sleareth
- SLES
- SLS
- Sodium cetearyl sulphate
- Sodium Coco Sulphate
- 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 palmitate
- Sorbitan sesquioleate
- Sorbitan trioleate
- Sorbitan tristearate
- Sorbitan tristearate (492)
- Sorbitan triglyceride
- 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 esters of fatty acids (473/E473)
- sucrose distearate
- sucrose oleate
- sucrose tristearate
- Shea butter (extended)
- Sucrose stearate
- Sulphonated Methyl Esters
- Synthetic beeswax
- 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
- Veg Emulse
- Vegetable Emulsifier
- Vegetable glycerine
- Vegetable gum (466)
- vegetable mono diglycerides
- vegetable oil
- Vit A
- Zinc myristate
- Zinc stearate