APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Council)

APOC - American Palm Oil Council

ASA - American Soy Association

BMD - Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

Clarification - Post extraction separation of water and other contaminants from crude oil.
CB - Cocoa Butter.
CBA - Cocoa Butter Alternative.
CBE - Cocoa Butter Equivalent.
CBI - Cocoa Butter Improver.
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade.
CBR - Cocoa Butter Replacer.
CBS - Cocoa Butter Substitute.

CFAD - Coconut Fatty Acid Distillate.

CIF - Cost,  insurance  and  freight  (named  port  of  destination).

CO - Cooking oil/double olein.
CPO - Crude palm oil.

CPOo - Crude palm olein.

CPOs - Crude palm stearin.

CPL - Crude palm olein.

CPS - Crude palm stearin.

DFPOo - Double fraction palm olein.

DFPL - Double fraction palm olein.

EU - European Union.
FFA - Free Fatty Acid.
FFB - The fruit of the oil palm tree is called the "Fresh fruit bunch" or FFB including any loose fruits.

FOB - Free on board (named port of shipment).

FOSFA - Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations.

FTA - Free Trade Area.

GM0 - Genetically Modified Organism.

HPO - Hydrogenated palm oil.
HPOo - Hydrogenated palm olein

HPOL - Hydrogenated palm olein.
HPOs - Hydrogenated palm stearin.

HPFA - Hydrogenated palm fatty acid.

HPFAD - Hydrogenated palm fatty acid distilled.

HPS - Hydrogenated palm stearin.

HVO - Hydrogenated vegtables oil.

IV - Iodine Value.
Milling - Primary processing, the main object of which is the extraction of crude oil.

MiX V Oil - Mixed vegetable oil.
mt - Matric ton (1000 kg)
Meal - Widely used to describe residue after solvent extraction.
MOPGC - Malaysian Oil Palm Growers Council.
MPOPC - Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council.

MPOA - Malaysian Palm Oil Association.
MPOB - Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
NBD - Neutralised, Bleached and Deodorised.

NBDPO - Neutralised, Bleached and Deodorised Palm Oil.

NBDPOo - Neutralised, Bleached and Deodorised Palm olein.

NBDPOs - Neutralised, Bleached and Deodorised Palm stearin.

NBIL - Neutralized bleached interesterified palm olein.

NBIL - Neutralized bleached interesterified palm oil.

NBIS - Neutralized bleached interesterified palm stearin.
Neutralising - Removal of free fatty acids from crude oil.
NIOP - National Institute of Oilseed Products.
 

NO - Nutrolein.

NOS - Non oily solids.
NPO - Neutralised Palm Oil.

NPOo - Neutralised palm olein.

NPOs - Neutralised palm stearin.
OER - Oil Extraction Rate.
Olein - The lower melting fraction of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher melting constituents.
OPM - Oil Palm Mill.

PAO - Palm acid oil.
PFAD - Palm Fatty Acid Distillate.

PK - Palm Kernel
PKFAD - Palm Kernel Fatty Acid Distillate.

PKO - Palm Kernel oil.
PKOO - Palm kernel olein.
PKS - Palm Kernel Stearin.

PORAM - Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia.
PORIM - Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia.

PMF - Palm mid-fraction.

RBD - Refined, Bleached and Deodorized.

RBDPL - Refined Bleached Palm olein.

RBDPO - Refined Bleached Palm Oil.

RBDPOo - Refined Bleached Palm olein.

RBDPOs - Refined Bleached Palm stearin.

RBDPS - Refined Bleached Palm stearin.

RBDHPL - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm olein.

RBDHPO - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm Oil.

RBDHPOo - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm olein.

RBDHPOs - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm stearin.

RBDHPS - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm stearin.

RBDHPSF - Refined Bleached Hydrogenated Palm stearin fractionated.
Refining - Secondary processing or purification of crude oil to remove free fatty acids, phosphatides and other impurities.

RPL - Refined Palm olein.

RPO - Refined Palm oil.

RPOo - Refined Palm olein.

RPOs - Refined Palm stearin.

RPO - Refined Palm Oil.

RPS - Refined Palm stearin.

SFC - Solid fat content.

SFI - Solid fat Index.

SMP - Slip melting point.
SPB - Stabilised Prime Bleachable palm oil. A special quality palm oil.
Stearin - A soft, white, odorless, solid found in many natural fats.
Stearine - Solid fraction from fractionation process.
UCAP - United Coconut Associations of the Philippines.

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture.

VPO - Vegtables palm oil.

WTO - World Trade Organization

WCE - Winnipeg Commodity Exchange