Palm oil is really quite tasty and adds flavor to many foods. It is red and liquid in hot humid climates, like Florida and Africa where it is the basis for many meals. But, unlike coconut oil, you may have an allergic reaction to it, as I did once. Spent the night with my head in the toilet. But then, the entire meal was cooked in palm oil. Delicious and deadly--for me. No one else had the slightest problem with it. Several years later, I was exposed to another palm oil meal with the same reaction. That time I did not know there was palm oil in one of the dishes served.

So if you are allergic to some foods (I have the same reaction to parsnips) do a taste test and don't overdo the first time you use it.