tropical oil

noun

: any of several oils (such as coconut oil and palm oil) that are high in saturated fatty acids and are used especially in commercially prepared baked goods, snack products, and confections

Examples of tropical oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development. —New Atlas, 9 July 2024

But Benson assures that tropical oils do not have to be taken out of your diet altogether – the key is balance. —Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023

Use liquid plant oils (olive, safflower, corn) rather than animal fats (butter and lard) and tropical oils (coconut, palm kernel). —Linda Carroll, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023

The tropical oil, which is found in products as diverse as chocolate, pastries, soaps, lipstick and biofuel, and is widely used in Asian restaurants, has been swept up in the global commodity rally as farm crops soar on weather worries and China’s crop-buying spree. —Fortune, 13 May 2021

Even with a shortage of labor and, potentially, supply, the tropical oil on course for its biggest annual drop since 2012. —Eko Listiyorini, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2020

Replacements for trans fats include high oleic oils, fully hydrogenated oils (high in stearic acid) and tropical oils (mainly palm oil). —Environmental Nutrition, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019

Are tropical oils really better than vegetable oils? —Environmental Nutrition, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019

That includes fatty meats, full-fat dairy, and tropical oils like palm kernel oil, palm oil, and coconut oil. —Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 19 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

tropical oil

noun

: any of several oils (as coconut oil and palm oil) of tropical origin that are high in saturated fatty acids and are used especially in commercially prepared baked goods, snack products, and confections