StarBiz By Hanim Adnan
Local palm oil producers should focus on developing palm phytonutrient-based products, which have lately attracted good demand from the global neutraceuticals markets. The proven scientific health benefits of palm phytonutrients such as tocotrienols and carotenoids also bodes well with the growing health awareness and food safety concerns, which have led more consumers and manufacturers worldwide to source for natural, preservative-free and non-GMO ingredients in their products.